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A Novel Hip Implant Using 3d Woven Composite Material – Design And Analysis, Hari Kishore Adluru
A Novel Hip Implant Using 3d Woven Composite Material – Design And Analysis, Hari Kishore Adluru
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The present research focuses on analyzing the possibility of implementing three dimensional woven composite (3DWC) materials in hip implants. The integration of 3DWCs in hip implants has the possibility to both extend the life-time and improve patient outcomes; by spatially varying mechanical properties to meet both biological needs as well as required mechanical loading. In this study, the bulk material properties of 3DWCs were varied based on woven composite architecture and determined using physics based models, which reflect the realistic geometries of fibers in compaction and preform. The multi-digital chain method combined with Extended Finite Elemental Analysis (XFEA) are adopted …