<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article focuses on compressive axial loading experimental testing and simulations of topologically optimized design and additively manufactured cervical implants. The proposed platform design is based on anatomical and biomechanical requirements for application in the cervical area. Thanks to new ways of production, such as additive manufacturing, and new software possibilities in the field of structural analysis, which use the finite element method and analysis, it is possible to execute topological optimization of an implant in construction solution, which would be impossible to make by conventional methods. The contribution of this work lies in investigation of 3D printed PLA cervical implant usage in surgical intervention and creation of a numerical static loading modelling methodics and subsequent experimental confirmation of the modelling correctness.</p></abstract>

The article focuses on compressive axial loading experimental testing and simulations of topologically optimized design and additively manufactured cervical implants. The proposed platform design is based on anatomical and biomechanical requirements for application in the cervical area. Thanks to new ways of production, such as additive manufacturing, and new software possibilities in the field of structural analysis, which use the finite element method and analysis, it is possible to execute topological optimization of an implant in construction solution, which would be impossible to make by conventional methods. The contribution of this work lies in investigation of 3D printed PLA cervical implant usage in surgical intervention and creation of a numerical static loading modelling methodics and subsequent experimental confirmation of the modelling correctness.

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Testing of Topologically Optimized PLA Cervical Implants Made by Additive Manufacturing Methodics

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The article focuses on compressive axial loading experimental testing and simulations of topologically optimized design and additively manufactured cervical...

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Testing of Topologically Optimized PLA Cervical Implants Made by Additive Manufacturing Methodics

Published Online: Jul 17, 2018

Page range: 141 - 144

Received: Jul 31, 2017

Accepted: Jun 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2018-0022

Keywords
Topological Optimization, Cervical Implant, Additive Manufacturing, FEA, Numerical Simulation, PLA

© 2018 Jozef Živčák et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Testing of Topologically Optimized PLA Cervical Implants Made by Additive Manufacturing Methodics

Published Online: Jul 17, 2018

Page range: 141 - 144

Received: Jul 31, 2017

Accepted: Jun 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2018-0022

KeywordsTopological Optimization, Cervical Implant, Additive Manufacturing, FEA, Numerical Simulation, PLA

© 2018 Jozef Živčák et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Topological Optimization, Cervical Implant, Additive Manufacturing, FEA, Numerical Simulation, PLA