Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Ramezani, Maziar"
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Assessment of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Alginate-polyacrylamide Hydrogel Matrix Composites As Minimally Invasive Cartilage Implants
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The advent of orthopaedic prostheses and their widespread applications have helped millions of patients worldwide to be relieved from pain and gain their mobility. However, they are still not suitable for young or middle-aged ... -
Mechanical and Tribological Characterization of Nitinol 60 Parts Manufactured by Different Powder Metallurgy Processes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)NiTinol 60 (60NiTi) is a Ni-rich NiTi alloy comprising approximately ~60 wt.% (55 at.%) Ni and ~40 wt.% (45 at.%) Ti. 60NiTi, when employed in a hardened state, displays outstanding properties. It exhibits excellent corrosion ... -
Mechanical Characterisation, Analysis and Modelling of Particulate Nanocomposites Printed Using Photopolymer Extrusion Technique
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)A new photopolymer extrusion 3D printing technique is proposed in this research. This hybrid 3D printer combines the strengths of two well established and commercial 3D printers i.e. fused deposition modelling (FDM) and ... -
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of a New Load-sharing Implant for Early-onset Knee Osteoarthritis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the major causes of musculoskeletal impairment in adults. This disease is mainly characterised by progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage and, to date, there is no known cure ...