University Of Alaska Anchorage: Thesis Defense: 'Medical Implants Bioinspired By Shark Cartilage' On July 28

Anchorage AK

26 July, 2021

5:17 PM

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Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage: July 26, 2021 Please join M.S. candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies, Evelina Natekin, for a public thesis defense via Zoom beginning at 8 a.m. July 28. Description: Using biomimetics and 3-material 3D printing, we set out to create the first tessellated intervertebral disc implant prototype based on a self-stiffening structure found in shark cartilage. Our prototypes increased in stiffness with increasing load, similarly to shark cartilage, proving that artificial tessellated material may be a viable option for nonmetallic implants. This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author's own.