- Video Lectures: Course Bioeng/ME C117 (Berkeley)
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Course Overview, Biocompatibility/FDA Regulatory Agency, Orthopedics, Case Study: Sulzer Recall, Case Study: Hip Implant Corrosion, Final Project Outline, Sterilization Case Study, Wear in Total Joint Replacements, Total Shoulder Replacements; Contact Stress, Contact Stress in Devices; Stress Shielding, Guest Lecture: Dr. Michael Ries, Chief of Arthoroplasty, UCSF, UHMWPE Fatigue, Fatigue Design, Guest Lecture: Dr. Andy Kohm, Spinal Implants, Kyphon, Defect Tolerant Philosophy, Guest Lecture: Professor Rob Ritchie, Fracture in Minerized Tissues, MSME, Dental Materials, Guest Lecture: Vascular Mechanics, In Class Demonstrations: Knee, HIp, Dental, Cardio, Guest Lecture: Dr. Scott Robertson, Stents: Fatigue and Fracture, LBL, Guest Lecture: Dr. Alan Pelton, Stent Design, Nitinol Device Company (NDC), Midterm, No Lecture, Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Breast Implants, Exam Solutions, Wrap-up, No Lecture, Student Presentations
- Video Lectures: Course Bioeng/ME C117D (Berkeley)
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Case Study: Spinal Disc Replacement, Mechanics, Notes on Principal Stresses & Mohr's Circle, Stresses Due to Bending, Presidents Day, Failure of a Posterier Stabalized Total Knee Replacement, Practical Applications of Fatigue, Biological Responses and Biocompatibility, How Fracture and Fatigue are Used in Industry, Homework Problem Overview, Motivation Problem Definition, Design Requirements, Deliverable 2; Homework 6, How to give a Technical Presentation