A strategic roadmap for the manufacturing industry to implement industry 4.0

J Butt - Designs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Industry 4.0 (also referred to as digitization of manufacturing) is characterized by cyber
physical systems, automation, and data exchange. It is no longer a future trend and is being …

The advances of topology optimization techniques in orthopedic implants: A review

N Wu, S Li, B Zhang, C Wang, B Chen, Q Han… - Medical & Biological …, 2021 - Springer
Metal implants are widely used in the treatment of orthopedic diseases. However, owing to
the mismatched elastic modulus of the bone and implants, stress shielding often occurs …

Investigation of tensile properties of different infill pattern structures of 3D-printed PLA polymers: analysis and validation using finite element analysis in ANSYS

S Ganeshkumar, SD Kumar, U Magarajan, S Rajkumar… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advancement of 3D-printing technology has ushered in a new era in the production of
machine components, building materials, prototypes, and so on. In 3D-printing techniques …

Topology optimisation for compliant hip implant design and reduced strain shielding

N Tan, RJ van Arkel - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stiff total hip arthroplasty implants can lead to strain shielding, bone loss and complex
revision surgery. The aim of this study was to develop topology optimisation techniques for …

Investigation of lattice infill parameters for additively manufactured bone fracture plates to reduce stress shielding

O Subasi, B Karaismailoglu, S Ashkani-Esfahani… - Computers in Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stress shielding is a detrimental phenomenon caused by the stiffness mismatch
between metallic bone plates and bone tissue, which can hamper fracture healing …

Topology optimization and biomechanical evaluation of bone plates for tibial bone fractures considering bone healing

A Mehboob, I Barsoum, H Mehboob… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Implant designs highly influence their biomechanical performances when fixed with load-
bearing long bone fractures. In this research work, the topology optimisation technique was …

Highly customizable bone fracture fixation through the marriage of composites and screws

DJ Hutchinson, V Granskog… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) metal plates provide exceptional support for unstable
bone fractures; however, they often result in debilitating soft‐tissue adhesions and their rigid …

[HTML][HTML] A computational analysis of a novel therapeutic approach combining an advanced medicinal therapeutic device and a fracture fixation assembly for the …

S Mondal, DB MacManus, AF Bonatti… - Medical Engineering & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence of periprosthetic femoral fractures (PFF) has increased in people with
osteoporosis due to decreased bone density, poor bone quality, and stress shielding from …

[HTML][HTML] 3D topology optimization and mesh dependency for redesigning locking compression plates aiming to reduce stress shielding

AA Al-Tamimi - International Journal of Bioprinting, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Current fixation plates for bone fracture treatments are built with biocompatible metallic
materials such as stainless steel, titanium, and its alloys (eg, Ti6Al4V). The stiffness …

[HTML][HTML] 骨折内固定接骨板生物力学评价及结构设计方法研究进展

丁晓红, 徐世鹏, 段朋云, 张横, 熊敏 - 2022 - jns.usst.edu.cn
内固定术是最为常见且有效的骨折治疗方法, 接骨板是临床中常用的内固定植入物.
由于骨折愈合需要一定的力学刺激, 接骨板的刚度既需要满足骨折复位稳定性的要求 …