IN-SITU COMPRESSION TEST OF ARTIFICIAL BONE FOAMS IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT USING X-RAY MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Authors

  • Jonathan Glinz University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Stelzhamerstraße 23, 4600 Wels, Austria
  • Daniel Kytýř Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic
  • Tomáš Fíla Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic
  • Jan Šleichrt Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic
  • Andreas Schrempf University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Garnsionstrasse 21, 4020 Linz, Austria
  • David Fürst University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Garnsionstrasse 21, 4020 Linz, Austria
  • Johann Kastner University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Stelzhamerstraße 23, 4600 Wels, Austria
  • Sascha Senck University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Stelzhamerstraße 23, 4600 Wels, Austria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2019.25.0048

Keywords:

X-ray micro-computed tomography, artificial bone foams, in-Situ testing

Abstract

In this study, we investigated specimens of artificial bone foams, developed by the research group for surgical simulators at the UAS Linz, which are used to mimic the haptic feedback of physiologic and pathologic bone for more realistic surgery training. Specimens with two kinds of mineral filler material as well as different amounts of foaming agent were tested in an environmental in-situ loading stage developed by the ITAM CAS and scanned via X-ray micro-computed tomography. In this in-situ stage, specimens can be immersed in liquid and tested under temperature-controlled conditions. Consequently, a total amount of 12 specimens was subjected to compression loading; half of them immersed in water at 36.5◦C and half in dry condition. Results showed that there is no significant influence of liquid immersion to the compression outcome. However, foams with less amount of foaming agent appeared to have smaller pores resulting in higher compression strength.

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2019-12-06

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Vol. 25 (2019): 17th YOUTH SYMPOSIUM ON EXPERIMENTAL SOLID MECHANICS

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