Structural Composites for Biomedical Applications: Basic Investigations

尽管髋关节和其他骨替代物的植入取得了惊人的成功，但它们受到接受植入物的患者相对较短的寿命的困扰。因此，有必要开发具有更长的寿命和更大的生物相容性的新材料。这项研究的目的是开发一种新型材料，称为复合材料，它是将几种材料组合成更理想的单一材料的结果。这些新材料应该是一个重大的改进，用于构建植入式装置。新的测试技术也将得到发展，这很可能也会影响到材料研究的其他领域。

Although the implantation of hip joints and other bone replacements are an astounding success, they are plagued by a relative short life span of the patient who receives the implant. Thus, it is necessary to develop new materials which will have longer life and greater biocompatibility. The purpose of this research is to develop a new type of material, called a composite, that results from combining several materials into a more optimal single material. These new materials should be a major improvement for use in the construction of implantable devices. There will also be development of new testing techniques which will most likely affect other areas of materials research as well.