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Fracture of Biomaterials

Organized by

Dr Jie tong

A forum for the discussion of the latest developments in fracture and fatigue of Biomaterials including bone, implants and prostheses materials.

Session Organizer: Dr Jie Tong

Address: Department of Mechanical and Design, University of Portsmouth, Anglesea Road, Anglesea Building, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ

Phone: 44 23 92842326 FAX: 44 23 92842351 E-mail: jie.tong@port.ac.uk

Session Chair: Dr Jie Tong

Session Co-chair: Professor Y-W Mai

Address: Professor Yiu-Wing Mai

Centre for Advanced Materials Technology (CAMT)

School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering J07

The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

Phone: 61 2 9351 2290 FAX: 61 2 9351 3760

E-mail: mai@aeromech.usyd.edu.au

Papers

1. Title: Fracture and Fatigue of Bone and Bone Cement: the Critical Distance Approach (Keynote paper)

Corresponding Author: Professor David Taylor

Corresponding author address: Trinity College, Dublin 2 Ireland

Phone: 353 1 6081703 FAX: 353 1 6795554 E-mail: dtaylor@tcd.ie

Co-authors names, affiliations & country:

To be advised

2. Title: Predicting Fatigue Failure in Bone Cement

Corresponding Author: Dr Sam Evans

Corresponding author address: School of Engineering, Cardiff University, P O Box 925, The parade, Cardiff CF24 0YF, UK

Phone: 44 29 20876876 FAX: 44 29 20874939 E-mail: evenss16@Cardiff.ac.uk

Co-authors names, affiliations & country:

To be advised

3. Title: Fatigue Failure of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Titanium

Corresponding Author: Dr Yang Leng

Corresponding author address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Phone: FAX: E-mail: meleng@ust.hk

Co-authors names, affiliations & country:

To be advised

4. Title: TBA (fracture of dental materials)

Corresponding Author: Professor J F Orr

Corresponding author address: Medical Polymers Research Institute, Queen’s University of Belfast, UK

Phone: FAX: E-mail: jf.orr@qub.ac.uk

Co-authors names, affiliations & country:

To be advised

5. Title: Failure Modes in Reconstructed Acetabulum – a Hip Simulator Study

Corresponding Author: Dr J Tong

Corresponding author address: University of Portsmouth

Phone: 44 23 92842326 FAX: 44 23 92842351 E-mail: jie.tong@port.ac.uk

Co-authors names, affiliations & country:

Mr N Zant, University of Portsmouth, UK

Mr P Heaton, University of Portsmouth/King Edward VII Hospital, UK

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