Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
10
FUNCTIONALLY GRADED ALL
CERAMIC HIP JOINT
Omer Van der Biest, Guy Anné, Kim Vanmeensel, and Jef Vleugels
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Contents
10.1 Overview
324
10.2 Introduction Materials for Hip Implants
325
10.3 Ceramics for Total Hip Joint Replacement
327
10.3.1 Alumina Implants
327
10.3.2 Zirconia Implants
327
10.3.3 Zirconia Toughened Alumina
328
10.3.4 Ceramic Coatings on Metal Implants
329
10.3.5 Functionally Graded Ceramics for Hip Components
330
10.4 Electrophoretic Deposition As a Shaping Technique for
FGM Biomaterials
331
10.5 EPD of FGM Discs
332
10.5.1 Introduction
332
10.5.2 Mathematical Model to Predict the Composition Profi le of
FGM Discs
333
10.5.3 Controlled Processing of FGM Discs
335
10.5.4 Properties of FGM Discs
338
10.6 Ball - Heads and Cup Inserts Made by EPD
339
 
Search WWH ::




Custom Search