Anàlisi energètic de deformació incremental de xapa en materials polimèrics

Existeixen diversos estudis que avaluen el consum energètic derivat del procés de producció deISF (Incremental Sheet Forming), principalment per materials metàl•lics. Per tant, l’objectiu d’aquest projecte ésdeterminar el consum energètic en la conformació de materials plàstics en aquest procés.S’estudiarà el consum energètic mesurant l’energia elèctrica necessària per al procés, utilitzantdiferents paràmetres i estratègies de fabricació, com poden ser diferents materialspolimèrics, trajectòries variades de conformat, diferents velocitats d’avanç i rotació i diferentsgeometries.Un cop analitzat el consum energètic derivat de la fabricació amb ISF es valorarà l’impacteambiental que provoca aquesta tecnologia

Graft materials in oral surgery: revision

Oral implantology is a common procedure in dentistry, especially for fully or partially edentulous patients. The implants must be placed in the best location from both the aesthetic and functional point of view. Because of this it is increasingly more frequent to resort to regeneration techniques that use substitutes of the bone itself, in order to be able to insert the implants in the most appropriate location. Material and Methodology: A review was performed on the literature from the last ten years based on the following search limitations: "graft materials', 'allograft', 'xenograft', 'autologous graft" and 'dentistry". Results: 241 works were obtained that after reading their respective summaries, they were reduced to 38, and 9 previous works were included in order to summarize the concepts. Discussion: Autologous grafts are the 'gold standard' of the bone regeneration. They have obvious advantages, but they also have drawbacks. This is why allogeneic and xenogeneic tissues are used. The former because of their clear similarity with the recipient's tissue and the latter due to their wide availability. Given that these grafts also have drawbacks, the industry has developed synthetic materials that have properties similar to those of human bone tissue. However, as of today, the ideal material to substitute human bone has not yet been found. In recent years the tendency has been to combine these synthetic materials with the patient's own bone, which is extracted during drilling in implant placement, with bone marrow aspiration, or with bone morphogenetic proteins. Thus the intention is to equip these substances with the osteogenic capacity. Conclusions: There is currently no ideal graft material, with the exception of those materials that come directly from the patient. We hope that in the coming years we will have products that will allow us to perform rehabilitations with better results and provide a better quality of life for our patients, especially those who have more complex situations to resolve, like the patients that are operated on for head and neck cancer

Els escarabats inspiren nous materials

La natura és sàvia i, després d'anys d'evolució, ha seleccionat materials amb propietats insuperables. Alguns experts creuen que el 80% de les solucions que la ciència busca estan en els animals i les plantes. S'investiga per aconseguir avions inspirats en el vol del cigne, edificis que imitin la termoregulació dels cactus, banyadors basats en les escates dels taurons per reduir la fricció amb l'aigua i materials tan resistents com les teranyines.