In the past decades, there has been a significant increase in the use of polymers for
biomedical applications. The global medical polymer market size was valued at USD 19.92 …

In orthopedic surgery, patient-specific bone plates are used for fixation when conventional
bone plates do not fit the specific anatomy of a patient. However, plate failure can occur due …

Orthopedic bone plates are most commonly used for bone fracture fixation for more than 100
years. The bone plate design had evolved over time overcoming many challenges such as …

Femur fractures are often treated by fixing metallic bone plates in the fractured area. But
metallic bone plates are subjected to stress shielding. To overcome stress shielding, a …

This paper deals with the development of a medical support model that can be used as a
prototype to study the anatomy of the femur and for biomechanical research experimentation …

The main failure factors of cortical bone are aging or osteoporosis, accident and high energy
trauma or physiological activities. However, the mechanism of damage evolution coupled …

We fabricate biodegradable hybrid composites of unidirectional magnesium alloy wires and
bioactive glass (BG) fibres inserted as reinforcements inside a polylactic (PLA) matrix by …

Retaining a robust fibre-matrix interface in an aqueous environment has been an enduring
challenge for fibre-reinforced biocomposites. This study addresses the issue by applying a …

Quantitative and reliable monitoring of osseointegration will help further evaluate the
integrity of the orthopaedic construct to promote novel prosthesis design and allow early …

A bstract Orthopedic plates are commonly used after osteotomies for temporary fixation of
bones. Patient-specific plates have recently emerged as a promising fixation device …