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Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
  Volume 5, Number 1, September 2020 , pages 37-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/bme.2020.5.1.037
 

Design and stress analysis of femur bone implant with composite plates
S. Ramakrishna and B. Pavani

 
Abstract
    Development of lightweight implant plates are important to reduce the stress shielding effect for a prosthesis of femur bone fractures. Stainless steel (SS-316L) is a widely used material for making implants. Stress shielding effect and other issues arise due to the difference in mechanical properties of stainless steel when compared with bone. To overcome these issues, composite materials seem to be a better alternative solution. The comparison is made between two biocompatible composite materials, namely Ti-hydroxyapatite and Ti-polypropylene.
 
Key Words
    fracture fixation plate; implant; composite; stress shielding effect; femur bone
 
Address
S. Ramakrishna and B. Pavani: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous), Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam-530048, Andhra Pradesh, India
 

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