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Study and Characterization of Composite Materials: Biomedical Applications
| datacite.subject.fos | Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Mecânica | pt_PT |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gaspar, Marcelo Rudolfo Calvete | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ramalho, Armando Lopes | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Capela, Carlos Alexandre Bento | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferraz, Miguel Fernandes | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-29T13:14:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-29T13:14:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06-20 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the scope of the Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Industrial Production, it was sought to study the impact of sustainable materials in biomedical applications, with special focus on composite materials. When gathering information to perform the state of the art of this work, regarding composite materials and some of their biomedical applications, it was found that there was not much evidence regarding the customized production of transfemoral prostheses using both sustainable materials and home-available low-cost manufacturing technologies. To contribute exploring the identified research gap, numerical models were developed to carry out simulations based on finite element analysis. In turn, these have made it possible to evaluate not only the effect of friction, but also the effect that the materials and their constitutive laws have on the stress field developed in the biomechanical system, which directly affects the comfort and health of patients. Additionally, the simulations also made it possible to analyze various materials to verify their suitability for the application in question. The results obtained made it possible to highlight sustainable materials with the potential to be used to produce sockets for transfemoral prostheses and, in turn, to demonstrate the possible suitability for customized production of these medical devices directly by patients in their homes, using low-cost additive technologies that can be easily available at home. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 203107705 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7891 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Transfemoral amputation | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Biomechanics | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Finite element analysis | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Customization | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Additive manufacturing | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Ecodesign | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Study and Characterization of Composite Materials: Biomedical Applications | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica - Produção Industrial | pt_PT |
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