Thesis defense: ‘Medical implants bioinspired by shark cartilage’ on July 28
by Green & Gold News |
Please join M.S. candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies, Evelina Natekin, for a public thesis defense via Zoom beginning at 8 a.m. July 28.
- Join Zoom meeting
- Meeting ID: 830 2704 8439
- Passcode: 045859
Description: Using biomimetics and 3-material 3D printing, we set out to create the first tessellated intervertebral disc implant prototype based on a self-stiffening structure found in shark cartilage. Our prototypes increased in stiffness with increasing load, similarly to shark cartilage, proving that artificial tessellated material may be a viable option for nonmetallic implants.
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