Materials & Processes for Medical Devices (August 10- 13): Materials R&D/Fabrication - Session 1

23 Materials R&D/Fabrication - Session 1

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: 1:40 PM-3:00 PM
Salon E (Hilton Minneapolis )
Session Chair:
Dr. Samuel M. Allen
1:40 PM
Combustion Synthesis of CoCr, NiTi Intermetallic and Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Biomaterials
Dr. Reed Ayers, Colorado School of Mines; Matthew Karsh, Colorado School of Mines; Nina Vollmer, Colorado School of Mines; Nolan Hannigan, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. John Moore, Colorado School of Mines
2:00 PM
Final thermomechanical treatment of thin NiTi filaments for textile applications by electric curent
Dr. Petr Sittner, Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; J. Pilch, Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; L. Heller, Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; B. Malard , Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2:40 PM
Determination of the Build-up factors and Linear attenuation coefficient of MCP-96 alloy for its use as Tissue Compensators in Radiation Oncology
Ms. Deidre Hopkins, Ball State University; Dr. Muhammad Maqbool, Ball State University; Dr. Mohammad Islam, Ball State University