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Session 5: Shape Memory Materials in Medicine

Wednesday, May 22, 2013: 13:45-17:15
Congress Hall 1 (OREA Pryamida Hotel)
Session Chairs:
Dr. Kenneth Gall and Dr. Alberto Coda
13:45
*Invited* Workability of Radiopaque Er Doped NiTi
Dr. Syed A. M. Tofail, University of Limerick; Dr. A.A. Gandhi, University of Limerick; Dr. James Butler, University of Limerick; Dr. Lisa O'Donoghue, University of Limerick; Ms. Karrina McNamara, University of Limerick; Dr. Peter Tiernan, University of Limerick; Prof. Tim McGloughlin, University of Limerick; Dr. James C Carlson, xxx; Mr. Shay Lavelle, xxx; Mr. Carlo Alberto Biffi, CNR IENI Istituto per l'Energetica e le Interfasi; Dr. Ausonio Tuissi, CNR IENI Istituto per l'Energetica e le Interfasi
14:15
Superelastic Orthopedic Implant Coatings
Dr. Matthew Fonte, MX Orthopedics, Corp
14:30
The Influence of Microcleanliness On the Fatigue Performance of Nitinol
Dr. Parikshith Kumar, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.; Christopher C. Lasley, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
14:45
Finite Element Analysis on the Driving Force for Fatigue Crack Formation near Particle/Void Assemblies in NiTi
Mr. Austin E. Cox, Texas A & M University; Dr. Jan Frenzel, Ruhr-University Bochum; Mr. Mustafa Rahim, Ruhr-University Bochum; Prof. Gunther Eggeler, Ruhr-University Bochum; Dr. Theocharis Baxevanis, Texas A & M University; Dr. Dimitris C. lagoudas, Texas A & M University
15:00
The Effect of Inclusions on Fatigue Behavior of Nitinol and NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Alberto Coda, SAES Getters S.p.A; Dr. Marco Urbano, SAES Getters S.p.A; Mr. Andrea Cadelli, SAES Getters S.p.A; Mr. Frank Sczerzenie, SAES Smart Materials; Prof. Stefano Beretta, Politecnico of Milano
15:15
Analysis of New Nitinol Ingot Qualities
Dr. Rainer Steegmüller, Admedes Schuessler GmbH; Dr. Jochen Ulmer, Euroflex GmbH; Mr. Michael Quellmalz, Admedes Schuessler GmbH; Dr. Markus Wohlschlögel, Admedes Schuessler GmbH; Dr. Andreas Schüßler, Admedes Schuessler GmbH
15:30
Evolution of Nitinol Stent Technology for Neurovascular Applications – Advancement in Laser Cutting to Post-Processing
Mr. Vikas Gupta, Penumbra, Inc.; Dr. Arani Bose, Penumbra, Inc.
15:45
Coffee Break
16:00
Monolithic Superelastic Rod with Variable Flexural Stiffness for Spinal Fixation
Prof. Vladimir Brailovski, Ecole de technologie superieure; Mr. Yann Facchinello, Ecole de technologie superieure; Prof. Yvan Petit, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal; Dr. Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
16:15
Nitinol Stent Loading On the Aortic Valve Complex
Mr. R. Hopf, ETH Zurich; Dr. M. Gessat, ETH Zurich; Prof. V. Falk, University Hospital Zurich; Prof. E. Mazza, ETH Zurich
16:30
The Problematic Issues of Nitinol Use in Clinical Practice
Mr. Karel Volenec, ELLA-CS, s.r.o.
16:45
Influence of Inclusions On Localized Stress/Strain Distributions
Mr. Payman Saffari, Nitinol Devices & Components; Ms. Janine Pfetzing, Ruhr-University Bochum; Karthik Senthilnathan, NDC; Dr. S.W. Robertson, Nitinol Devices and Components; Dr. Alan R. Pelton, Nitinol Devices & Components
17:00
Fabrication and Characterization of Anisotropic NiTi Specimens for Load-Bearing Implants
Mrs. Therese Bormann, University of Basel; Prof. Bert Müller, University of Basel; Mr. Ralf Schumacher, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland; Prof. Michael de Wild, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
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