Knee'd Support

Surface Treatments of Titanium Alloys for the Femoral Component of Knee Joint Prostheses Medical Implants

 

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Membership level
2019-2020 Team
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Team Name
Knee'd Support
Project Title
Surface Treatments of Titanium Alloys for the Femoral Component of Knee Joint Prostheses Medical Implants
Design Challenge
To look at and understand what types of surface treatments of titanium will help with hardness and corrosion without wear of the surface. How thick/thin do the surface coatings need to be and what types of surface coating work best for medical-grade implants.
Sponsors
ARC Specialties and Innov8 Orthopedics
Department(s)
  • Materials Science
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Faculty Advisor 1 - Name
Peter Loos
Faculty Advisor 1 - Department
  • MSNE
Client First Name
Brian
Client Last Name
Domingues
Client Company/Organization
Innov8 Orthopedics
 

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Team Type
Other Senior Design

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