Structural Composites for Biomedical Applications: Basic Investigations

尽管髋关节植入和其他骨置换手术取得了惊人的成功，但接受植入手术的患者寿命相对较短，这一点一直困扰着他们。因此，有必要开发寿命更长、生物相容性更好的新材料。这项研究的目的是开发一种新型的材料，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。这些新材料应该是用于构建可植入设备的重大改进。还将开发新的测试技术，这很可能也会影响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.