Team Members:
Andrew White
Team Role: Pro/Engineer and CAD Modelling of internal fixation device.
Optimal installation of fixator to minimize stress shielding and bone necrosis.
Optimal installation of fixator to minimize stress shielding and bone necrosis.
Josh Erndt-Marino
Team Role: ANSYS and mathematical modeling of fixation device to maximize healing.
Optimal mechanical design of fixator to achieve desired mechanical properties and minimize stress shielding.
Optimal mechanical design of fixator to achieve desired mechanical properties and minimize stress shielding.
Sal Ghodbane (Team Leader)
Team Role: Shape Memory Polymer and material research for implant attachment
Chris Pachompski
Team Role: Inductive heating of implant to change stiffness during healing process
Implementation of proper biomaterials to decrease stiffness over-time in fixator.
Implementation of proper biomaterials to decrease stiffness over-time in fixator.
Dr. Manish Paliwal
Senior Project Advisor