Title :
Development of a mechanically similar composite bone replica
Author :
Milkowski, L.M. ; Gervasi, V.R. ; Kumaresan, S. ; Crockett, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Rapid Prototyping Center, Milwaukee Sch. of Eng., WI, USA
Abstract :
A methodology using rapid prototyping (RP) to produce discrete-region and continuous gradients in material mixtures to represent bone is presented. Composites are created by using the RP lattice pattern as a host for filler materials; regions within a single object may be separated by thin barriers, allowing filling with different matrix materials to create regions of differing local properties. Results from initial samples are presented
Keywords :
biological techniques; biomechanics; bone; elastic moduli; elastomers; filled polymers; physiological models; rapid prototyping (industrial); replica techniques; 3D surface model; bone models; continuous gradients; discrete-region gradients; elastic modulus; elastomer; filler material host; glass filled epoxy; lattice pattern; mechanically similar composite bone replica; rapid prototyping; regions of differing local properties; stereolithography; Bars; Biological materials; Bones; Composite materials; Lattices; Materials testing; Mechanical factors; Prototypes; Stereolithography; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802573
