Cell adhesion on 3D printed submicron patterns: a quantitative study

Objectives: With an increasing life expectancy in the western societies and more people practising extreme sports, the demand for orthopaedic implants is set to increase. Orthopaedic implant loosening is one of the main causes of revision surgeries, leading to increases in the costs of patient care and patient dissatisfaction. Better...

Fluid Force Identification: Verifying and Validating a Method to Predict Wear of a Control Rod in a Nuclear Power Plant

In this thesis a method to model and identify the force inducing a vibration on the control rods of a nuclear power plant is verified, but could not be validated. The aim of the method is to be able to predict wear in future nuclear power plant designs. This study is based on a study by Bodel [1], and reviews, adjusts and extents its contents....

Hydrodynamic Interaction Between Fluid Flow and Oscillating Slender Cylinders