Materials & Processes for Medical Devices (August 10- 13): Corrosion, Fatigue and Durability of Medical Devices - Session 4

13 Corrosion, Fatigue and Durability of Medical Devices - Session 4

Tuesday, August 11, 2009: 3:40 PM-5:00 PM
Salon F (Hilton Minneapolis )
Session Chairs:
Dr. Dana Medlin and Dr. Brad James
3:40 PM
Effect of Surface Treatments On the Cytotoxicity of Porous Nitinol
Ms. Chandan pulletikurthi, Applied Research Center,Florida International University; Norman Munroe, Florida International University; Sagar Shah, Florida International University; Anthony J. McGoron, Florida International University; Waseem Haider, Florida International University; Puneet K. Singh Gill, Florida International University
4:00 PM
Application of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for Implants with Sputtered Iridium Oxide Coatings
Dr. Charles Z. Deng, Boston Scientific; Jon S. Stinson, Boston Scientific; Dr. Hancun Chen, Boston Scientific; Dr. Francesco Contu, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Prof. S. Ray Taylor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
4:20 PM
Electrochemical Characteristics of Titanium and its Alloys
Dr. Rahul Bhola, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Shaily M. Bhola, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Brajendra Mishra, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. David L. Olson, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Reed Ayers, Colorado School of Mines; Timothy Ohno, Colorado School of Mines
4:40 PM
Titanium Oxide Layer On Bioactive Dental Implants Surface
Dr. Carlos Nelson Elias, Military Institute of Engineering; Thais Busquim, Conexao Sistema e Prótese; José E May, Conexao Sistema e Prótese; Pedro Nascente, Universidade Federal de São Carlos