An increase of geriatric patients requires improved orthopedic implant technology. Hydroxyapatite is a material naturally found in bone tissue, but the use of synthesized hydroxyapatite in orthopedic implants is limited because of its poor mechanical properties. The goal of this project is to use nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite and epoxy resin to create composite materials that mimic bone tissue's nano-structure, test their mechanical properties to determine the influence of nanostructure and characterize the failure mechanisms using electron microscopy.

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Creator

• Perron, Justin Michael
• Cavanaugh, Garrett Devin

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042408-115008

Advisor

• Liang, Jianyu

Year

• 2008

Date created

• 2008-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright