Proceedings of the First International Conference on Interfaces in Medicine and Mechanics

1. Front Matter

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2. Implants in Medicine and Dentistry

   1. The Importance of Bending Stresses in the Leaflets of Pericardial Heart Valve Substitutes

      • C. E. Crofts, E. A. Trowbridge

      Pages 1-14

   2. The Tearing Strength of Chemically Modified Pericardium

      • C. E. Crofts, E. A. Trowbridge

      Pages 15-24

   3. Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction — Biomechanical and Functional Performance

      • T. O’Brien, F. Hughes, A. Strover, M. Mowbray, B. Shafighian

      Pages 25-40

   4. A Comparative Analysis of Four Types of Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement in the Goat

      • I. G. Turner, N. P. Thomas

      Pages 41-49

   5. Biomaterials in Otology Experimental Aspects and General Clinical Implications

      • A. W. Blayney, K. R. Williams

      Pages 50-68

   6. Changes in the Material Properties and Function of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valves Invivo

      • J. Fisher, P. Zioupos, J. C. Barbenel, D. J. Wheatley

      Pages 69-77

   7. Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Tapered Arterial Prostheses

      • R. A. Black, T. V. How

      Pages 78-89

   8. The History Implants in Oral Surgery

      • G. R. Barker

      Pages 90-96

   9. Osseointegrated Implants in the Mandible using Nobelpharma Implant System

      • C. Watson, W. M. Murphy, M. Gregory, J. Scott

      Pages 97-101

3. Implant Interaction with Tissue

   1. Biodegradation and Phagocyte/Polymer Interaction

      • D. Bakker, C. A. van Blitterswijk, S. C. Hesseling, J. J. Grote

      Pages 102-109

   2. Biodegradation-Dependent Trace Element Accumulation: A Study on Calcium Phosphate Ceramics and Polymers

      • C. A. van Blitterswijk, H. K. Koerten, D. Bakker, S. C. Hesseling, J. J. Grote

      Pages 110-119

   3. The Interaction between Connective Tissues and Implant Materials

      • G. Embery, R. J. Waddington, K. S. Last

      Pages 120-131

   4. Computer-Assisted Image Analysis in Tissue-Material Interactions

      • Harvey F. Sasken

      Pages 132-142

   5. Titanium Implant Surfaces

      • F. A. Young, J. C. Keller

      Pages 143-147

4. Tissue/Bone Examination

   1. Choosing a Signal for Vibration Analysis of Fracture Healing

      • I. R. Pocock, J. Richards, J. A. Brandon, I. Mackie

      Pages 148-154

   2. Collagen Fibre Orientation in Bone

      • D. H. Isaac, M. Green

      Pages 155-166

   3. Skeletal strain and the maintenance of bone mass

      • T. M. Skerry

      Pages 167-172

   4. Continuous Mineral Matrices in Bone and Dentine

      • M. Green, J. E. Meads, D. H. Isaac

      Pages 173-183

5. Materials Examination

   1. Scanning Electron Microscope Appearance of the Enamel/Composite/Bracket Boundaries in Orthodontic Bonding

      • Richard G. Oliver, Gary Howe

      Pages 184-192

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.

• biomaterial
• biomedical application
• biomedical applications
• ceramics
• electron microscope
• image analysis
• mechanics
• microscope
• scanning electron microscope
• science
• surgery

• Department of Basic Dental Science, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK

  K. R. Williams

• ENT Department, University Hospital of Wales, UK

  T. H. J. Lesser

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