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Science and Technology to Aid the Handicapped
This proposed research program will seek to learn the failure mechanisms of multidirectionally woven carbon-carbon composites when subjected to fatigue leading, and characterize this material's potential for use in internal prosthetic devices, e .g . hip and knee implants . Carbon-carbon composites are graphite fiber bundles embedded in a carbon matrix . Currently, implants are made of metals s...
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1Computer Science Department, University of Geneva, Battelle Campus, 7 Route de Drize, 1227 Carouge (Geneva), Switzerland 2Computer Science Department, University of Applied Studies (HES-SO), 4 Rue de la Prairie, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland 3Center for Research and Technology Hellas (ITI/CERTH), Informatics and Telematics Institute, 1st Km Thermi-Panorama Road, P.O. Box 361, 57001 Thermi-Thessalon...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1984.03340450077034