Conceptual development of a knee simulating device for friction and wear testing of biomaterials

• Main Author: Μωραΐτης, Κωνσταντίνος
• Other Authors: Moraitis, Konstantinos
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Knee simulators; Biomechanics; Conceptual design; Static structural analysis; Modal analysis; Εξομοιωτές γονάτου; Εμβιομηχανική; Θεωρητικός σχεδιασμός; Στατική δομική ακεραιότητα; Μελέτη ιδιοσυχνοτήτων

Over the past decades, the field of knee joint simulating devices has been constantly evolving. Different kinds of experimental simulators offered valuable insight over kinematic and loading behavior of a natural or artificial knee joint. However, as human life expectancy constantly increases, p...