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Polymer Composites for Prosthetics Development book cover

1st Edition

Polymer Composites for Prosthetics Development

Edited By AZ Najihah, AN Aufa, Mohamad Zaki Hassan, Indran Suyambulingam Copyright 2027
544 Pages 120 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Polymer Composites for Prosthetic Development provides an in-depth examination of how polymer composites are advancing prosthetic technology. The book introduces the biomechanics of prosthetics, the materials used, their properties, and fabrication procedures, followed by discussions on advancements in comfort and sustainability. Clinical applications are covered in detail, with an emphasis on... Read more

0. Front Matter.   PART 1. PRINCIPLE OF POLYMER COMPOSITES.    1.     Introduction to prosthetic and artificial limb.   2.     General material for prosthetic design.   3.     Plastic and polymeric in prosthetics application.   4.     Advancement in composites for prosthetic application.   PART 2. TRENDS AND ADVANCEMENT IN POLYMER COMPOSITES.   5.     From hand-crafting to advanced manufacturing of prosthetic application.   6.     Natural Fiber Composites in Prosthetic Applications.   7.     Synthetic Fiber Composites in Prosthetic Applications.   8.     Current trends in nano reinforcement in composite for prosthetic application.   PART 3. EVALUATING POLYMER COMPOSITES IN PROSTHETIC DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE.   9.     Pressure measurement and comfort polymer composite for prosthetic.   10.     Mechanical test of polymer composites for prosthetic.   11.     Biodegradability test of Polymer Composites for Prosthetic.   PART 4. POLYMER COMPOSITES IN CLINICAL SETTINGS.   12.     Biomimicry of Polymers composite for prosthetic.   13.     Biomechanic of polymer composite for human limb.   14.     Sustainability of polymers composite for prosthetic. 15.     Clinical status of polymers composite for prosthetic. 16.  Limitation and challenges in fabricating user-centric prosthetic.   17.  Future Materials for Prosthetics.

Biography

AZ Najihah received her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and is pursuing her Master’s degree at the same university. Her research is dedicated to advancing biopolymers with a primary focus on hydrogel applications for cartilage tissue engineering.

 

AN Aufa obtained her degree in Biomedical Electronic Engineering and is pursuing her Ph.D. at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her research focuses on the application of additive manufacturing of bone implants.

 

Mohamad Zaki Hassan is Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur's Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics. He earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Liverpool. UK. He researches the use of natural fibres as reinforcement in composite materials.

 

Indran Suyambulingam is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Alliance University, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University. His main research interests are prosthetics development, biomaterials, nanocomposites, tribology, agro-waste utilization, and characterization of natural fibers and their composites.

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