University Of Alaska Anchorage: Thesis Defense: ‘Medical Implants Bioinspired By Shark Cartilage' On July 28

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

July 26, 2021

Please join M.S. candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies, Evelina Natekin, for a public
thesis defense via Zoom beginning at 8 a.m. July 28.

Description: Using biomimetics and 3-material 3D printing, we set out to create the first tessellated
intervertebral disc implant prototype based on a self-stiffening structure found in
shark cartilage. Our prototypes increased in stiffness with increasing load, similarly
to shark cartilage, proving that artificial tessellated material may be a viable option
for nonmetallic implants.

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