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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"electrocautery"”.
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Iatrogenic Electrocautery Damage and Cellular-Based Corrosion of Total Joint Arthroplasty Biomaterials
… for debate, with some believing it is caused by Electrocautery (EC) damage at the time of surgery and others believing it is caused by inflammatory cells attacking the implant surface. The purpose of this thesis is to identify to what degree Electrocautery damage can alter the implant surface and …
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Cellular Corrosion of CoCrMo Total Knee Implants: Understanding Underlying Mechanisms Through Retrieval Analysis and Simulated Inflammatory Conditions
… of the oxide layer. However, damage caused by electrocautery tools has shown identical characteristics, leading some to believe this is the true cause. This study aims to distinguish between these two damage mechanisms and investigate the biological response of inflammatory cells to common …
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Development of a liquid drug delivery payload for modular, wireless, incorporeal robots for laparoscopic surgery
… need for a relatively large energy source for electrocautery tools and harmonic scalpels. An incorporeal robot capable of carrying and delivering liquids would combine the advantages of incorporeal mobile robots and liquid hemostatic agents. The main focus of this thesis is the development of a …