Wear and Fatigue in Medical Devices

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, “Wear and Fatigue in Medical Devices” will further explore the development of damage in medical devices due to fatigue and wear. Most implantable devices, under the action of activities of daily living, are subjected to repeated loading and unloading cycles and, depending on their design requirements, are subjected to potential articulation, as is the case in skeletal devices that are subjected to fatigue, wear, corrosion, oxidation and other damaging processes. The devices fail prematurely as a result and, therefore, it is important that these mechanisms are understood independently or in interactive modes for medical devices. Topics solicited are general on a given in vivo device and mechanical behavior of materials investigated under broad topics of fatigue and tribology. Some of the devices may be at the interface of biological environments, as well as the modelling of these complex interactions, and these will contribute immensely to existing knowledge.

Prof. Dr. Tarun Goswami
Guest Editor

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• Fatigue
• Wear
• Corrosion
• Oxidation
• Articulation
• Rates
• Cracking
• Oxidation index
• Hydro-dynamics
• Fluid and contact mechanics
• Remodelling under the effects of forces
• Ion concentration
• Premature failures