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Piezoelectric Material For The Detection Of The Implant-failure And Fabrication Of The Orthopedic Implant
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The artificial implant, which is used as a replacement of the knee, hip, or other joints has a lifetime of 20 years. usually, the implants are made of fine ceramics, which can work for a long time without damage. to prepare the implant or artificial joints it should possess resistance against any kind of erosion. but, the report reveals that there is premature failure of implants, it damages after 20 years or before that due to the wear of the implant material, misalignment of the implant, damaging of the components etc. the doctor needs to conduct the surgery to check whether the implant is perfectly working or not. this is the revision surgery after the first knee or bone-replacement. the revision surgery is more painful and costly than the first one. however, researchers have solved this problem smartly. researchers fix a piezoelectric material with the ceramic implant and monitor the implant. the piezoelectric material provides the signal during the time of various activities of the body (like walking, movement, stretching, bending, etc.), and one can probe the misalignment, loosening, or other functions of the implant on the basis of the signal. the most important point is that this diagnosis can be done without surgery and lesser cost. but, the problem is not solved yet. the material, which has the piezoelectric property, often contains lead (pb), which is poisonous and causes abdominal pain, memory loss, loss of appetite, heart disease, and fertility-related issues. it is harmful to the environment also. the lead from the e-waste pollutes the water and soil. that’s why several countries ban the utilization of the lead-based materials in the year 2003. to solve this problem, it is essential to think about a piezoelectric material, which is lead-free. it will be more advantageous if we can make the whole implant of piezoelectric material, then no extra piezoelectric material is needed to attach with the implant. we start to work on the na0.5bi0.5tio3 -based lead free ceramic to achieve the target. the prepared fine ceramic has good mechanical property (hardness and young’s modulus), which indicates that the implant made of it can remain intact during the time of various body activities. as an implant, this new material is suitable, but is this material toxic to the body? the laboratory test reveals that this material has no harmful effect on the body. it is inactive to the different body fluids. the biocompatibility of the samples is tested on the normal fibroblast cell line. however, we do not find any toxicity in the synthesized material. on top of that, it has the piezoelectric property-our most preferred quality in the non-toxic material. according to the basic property of the material, it provides the electrical signal during the physical activity, and by recording the signal the abnormality of the implants is detected. the electromechanical coupling coefficient of the composition is tested, to check its ability to convert the mechanical energy to the electrical energy. being a piezoceramic, these ceramics have great merit over the usual implant made of general/common ceramic, such as alumina. because of having the special piezoelectric property, the action of the piezo-implant can be probed from outside, therefore the problem/function of the implant can be detected non-invasively and help to avoid the second time surgery. we hope that this non-toxic ceramic can be used for making an orthopedic implant, which can work as a usual implant and simultaneously help us to detect the activity of the implant without surgery.

 
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Project Details :
  • Date : Nov 28,2020
  • Innovator : Krishnarjun Banerjee
  • Guide Name : Saket Asthana
  • University : Indian Institutes of Technology Hyderabad
  • Submission Year : 2021
  • Category : Physics
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