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Pre-Clinical Mechanical Testing of Medical Devices for Partially or Totally Replacing the Invertebral Disc
Shepherd, Duncan
(Principal Investigator)
Hukins, David
(Co-Investigator)
Mechanical Engineering
Overview
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Research output
(7)
Project Details
Short title
Pre-Clinical Mechanical Testing of Medical Devices for Partially or Totally Replacing the Invertebral Disc
Status
Finished
Effective start/end date
6/06/08
→
5/06/11
Funding
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
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Total Disc Replacement
Medicine & Life Sciences
100%
Arthroplasty
Engineering & Materials Science
55%
Friction
Medicine & Life Sciences
40%
Metals
Medicine & Life Sciences
36%
Wear of materials
Engineering & Materials Science
33%
Lubricants
Medicine & Life Sciences
19%
Polyether ether ketones
Engineering & Materials Science
18%
Flexural Strength
Medicine & Life Sciences
17%
Research output
Research output per year
2011
2012
2013
2015
7
Article
Research output per year
Research output per year
The evolution of polymer wear debris from total disc arthroplasty
Eckold, D. G.
,
Dearn, K. D.
&
Shepherd, D. E. T.
,
Mar 2015
,
In:
Biotribology.
1–2
,
p. 42-50
9 p.
Research output
:
Contribution to journal
›
Article
›
peer-review
Open Access
File
Arthroplasty
100%
Debris
74%
Wear
65%
Polymers
51%
Wear of materials
51%
12
Citations (Scopus)
253
Downloads (Pure)
A tribological assessment of a PEEK based self-mating total cervical disc replacement
Xin, H.
,
Shepherd, D. E. T.
&
Dearn, K. D.
,
15 Jun 2013
,
In:
Wear.
303
,
1-2
,
p. 473-479
7 p.
Research output
:
Contribution to journal
›
Article
›
peer-review
Open Access
File
Polyether ether ketones
100%
ketones
94%
ethers
80%
Wear
67%
Lubrication
54%
30
Citations (Scopus)
250
Downloads (Pure)
Effect of lubricants on friction in laboratory tests of a total disc replacement device
Moghadas, P.
,
Mahomed, A.
,
Hukins, D. W.
&
Shepherd, D. E.
,
Sep 2013
,
In:
Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine.
227
,
9
,
p. 988-93
6 p.
Research output
:
Contribution to journal
›
Article
›
peer-review
Open Access
File
Total Disc Replacement
100%
Lubricants
88%
Friction
80%
Equipment and Supplies
39%
Ringer's Solution
37%
2
Citations (Scopus)
390
Downloads (Pure)