Proceedings of the First International Conference on Interfaces in Medicine and Mechanics : Proceedings of the International Conference Held at the University College, Swansea 12th – 15th April, 1988

The thirty nine papers accepted for pub1 ication in the First International Conference on 'Interfaces in Medicine & Meehani cs' at Swansea in Apri 1, 1988 represent the current state of the art in the science of implant surgery. This initial venture was planned and undertaken when the present editors and their colleagues realised the need for a closer interaction and dialogue between the clinician and. those basic scientists working in the area of implant surgery. Thi s interface, together with the real interface at the material/tissue borders, thus forms the basis of the present conference. These two ideas, we felt, were nicely and effectively captured in the drawing by Edgar Rubins (1915), a perception psycho 1 ogi st, used on the book cover and elsewhere in our 1 iterature. The Proceedings were planned with some difficulty, due to the wi de scope of the conference. However, we felt the best format was to follow the logical progression of implant development. The introductory papers and talks therefore demonstrate the scope of surgical implants in current use. The development of an implant starts with modelling of the proposed implant and its potential environment and the proceedings follow the same format. Following this, materials in current use are discussed. Front Matter....Pages i-x The Importance of Bending Stresses in the Leaflets of Pericardial Heart Valve Substitutes....Pages 1-14 The Tearing Strength of Chemically Modified Pericardium....Pages 15-24 Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction — Biomechanical and Functional Performance....Pages 25-40 A Comparative Analysis of Four Types of Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement in the Goat....Pages 41-49 Biomaterials in Otology Experimental Aspects and General Clinical Implications....Pages 50-68 Changes in the Material Properties and Function of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valves Invivo....Pages 69-77 Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Tapered Arterial Prostheses....Pages 78-89 The History Implants in Oral Surgery....Pages 90-96 Osseointegrated Implants in the Mandible using Nobelpharma Implant System....Pages 97-101 Biodegradation and Phagocyte/Polymer Interaction....Pages 102-109 Biodegradation-Dependent Trace Element Accumulation: A Study on Calcium Phosphate Ceramics and Polymers....Pages 110-119 The Interaction between Connective Tissues and Implant Materials....Pages 120-131 Computer-Assisted Image Analysis in Tissue-Material Interactions....Pages 132-142 Titanium Implant Surfaces....Pages 143-147 Choosing a Signal for Vibration Analysis of Fracture Healing....Pages 148-154 Collagen Fibre Orientation in Bone....Pages 155-166 Skeletal strain and the maintenance of bone mass....Pages 167-172 Continuous Mineral Matrices in Bone and Dentine....Pages 173-183 Scanning Electron Microscope Appearance of the Enamel/Composite/Bracket Boundaries in Orthodontic Bonding....Pages 184-192 Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Applications....Pages 193-203 Experimental Mastoid Obliteration with Hydroxyapatite Tricalcium Phosphate (Zimmer/Xomed) and Fibrin Glue (Immuno-Austria)....Pages 204-214 Role of Design and Material on Stress Distributions of Cemented Hip Prostheses....Pages 215-226 The Fracture Toughness of Dental Restorative Materials....Pages 227-238 The Etching of Biological Material in Vacuum....Pages 239-247 The Direct Deposition of Carbon, Suitable for Surgical Implants....Pages 248-249 Finite Elements in Biomechanics....Pages 250-255 Finite Element Analysis of the Elbow After Joint Replacement....Pages 256-269 The use of Finite Element Stress Analysis in the Assessment of Tooth Movement....Pages 270-281 A Finite Element Analysis of the Natural Frequencies of Vibration of the Human Tympanic Membrane. Part II....Pages 282-293 Mathematical Modelling in Medicine....Pages 294-303 A Review of the Finite Element Method used to Model the Restoration of Posterior Teeth with Composite Resin....Pages 304-310 Improvement of Mechanical Strength of Ceramic Head for Hip Prosthesis by Means of Fitting Geometry Modifications: A Finite Element Analysis....Pages 311-316 Rubber Reinforced Polymers for Bone Cement — Morphology and Mechanical Properties....Pages 317-330 Dental Application of Novel Morphology Polymers....Pages 331-341 Titanium-Stabilized Stainless Steels as Alternative Partial Denture Casting Alloys....Pages 342-358 Alumina Vs Zirconium Oxide: A Comparative Wear Test....Pages 359-364 3-D Porous Alumina-Bioglass Composite Coating (Poral®) for Cementless Ceramic Hip Prosthetic Cup....Pages 365-369 Safety Aspects of Surgically-Implantable Devices....Pages 370-376 The Changing Role of Industry for Implant Technology....Pages 377-387 Standards in Dentistry and Medicine....Pages 388-390 Back Matter....Pages 391-398