Projects
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Biomaterials
Dental Biomaterials
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Develop and characterize mechanical properties of new materials as
alternates to amalgams.
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Medical Biomaterials
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Develop novel bioactive implants as bone substitutes and replacements
and determine the mechanical reliability of allotropic tissue implants
for spinal fixation.
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Fracture
Atomic Fracture Processes
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Molecular Orbital (MO) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) modeling of bond
breaking processes at the crack tip of brittle materials.
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Fractal Fracture
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Modeling brittle fracture processes as a fractal process, i.e.,
application of fractal geometry to fracture in brittle materials. Experimental
determination of the fractal dimension.
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Quantitative Fractography
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Application of fracture mechanics to determine quantitatively the
markings on a brittle fracture surface.
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Composites
Composites
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Determine the structural advantage of novel multilayer, laminated
metal-ceramic composites.
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