Biomaterials
Research at the biomaterials laboratory focuses on the modification of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in order to chemically adhere it to bone cement made from polymethylmethacrylate for better fixation of polyethylene implants to acetabular hip-joint cups and knee-joint tibial plateaus.
An additional area of research at the biomaterials laboratory focuses on the use of thermal seeds to heat the prostate tissues of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). And the development of PdCo alloy seeds, and seed testing in various conditions (at the clinical trial stage), are also studied at the biomaterials laboratory.
Associated Faculty: John C. Keller and Aliasger K. Salem