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Surface design using laser technology for Ti6Al4V-hydroxyapatite implants

Editorial for the special issue on Micro/Nano devices for blood analysis

Electrical potential approaches to inhibit biofilm adhesion on titanium implants

High heterogeneity in in vivo instrumented-assisted patellofemoral joint stress testing: a systematic review

Interface geometries in 3D multi-material prints by fused filament fabrication

A study on extruded filament bonding in fused filament fabrication

Development of a Strategy to Predict and Detect Falls Using Wearable Sensors

A comparative study between knocked-down aligned carbon nanotubes and Buckypaper-based strain sensors

Surface damage of dental implant systems and ions release after exposure to fluoride and hydrogen peroxide

Aligned carbon nanotube based sensors for strain sensing applications

Influence of macroporosity on NIH/3T3 adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 over bio-functionalized highly porous titanium implant material

Sliding behavior of zirconia porous implant surfaces against bone

Predicting the output dimensions, porosity and elastic modulus of additive manufactured biomaterial structures targeting orthopedic implants

Corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of titanium nitride thin films grown on titanium under different deposition times

The journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory: Celebrating 55 years since its foundation

Catalytic cyclization of propargyl bromoethers via electrogenerated nickel (I) tetramethylcyclam in ionic liquids: Water effects

Highly sensitive thermoelectric touch sensor based on p-type SnO x thin film

Joining of TiAl alloy using novel Ag-Cu sputtered coated Ti brazing filler

On the sulphonated PEEK for implant dentistry: Biological and physicochemical assessment

Laser machining of WC-Co green compacts for cutting tools manufacturing

Multi-material Ti6Al4V & PEEK cellular structures produced by Selective Laser Melting and Hot Pressing: A tribocorrosion study targeting orthopedic applications

Damping and mechanical behavior of metal-ceramic composites applied to novel dental restorative systems

Development of novel zirconia implant’s materials gradated design with improved bioactive surface

Tribological behavior of bioactive multi-material structures targeting orthopedic applications

Exposure effects of endotoxin-free titanium-based wear particles to human osteoblasts

Physicochemical and in-vitro biological analysis of bio-functionalized titanium samples in a protein-rich medium

Y-TZP/porcelain graded dental restorations design for improved damping behavior – A study on damping capacity and dynamic Young’s modulus

Novel design of low modulus high strength zirconia scaffolds for biomedical applications

Novel laser surface texturing for improved primary stability of titanium implants

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Sb2Te3 and Bi2Te3 films for flexible thermal sensors

Influence of sintering pressure on the microstructure and tribological properties of low temperature fast sintered hot-pressed Y-TZP

Tuning electrical and thermoelectric properties of freestanding graphene oxide papers by carbon nanotubes and heat treatment

Additive manufacturing of Ti–6Al–4V parts through laser metal deposition (LMD): Process, microstructure, and mechanical properties

Influence of arterial mechanical properties on carotid blood flow: Comparison of CFD and FSI studies

Evaluation of in vitro properties of 3D micro-macro porous zirconia scaffolds coated with 58S bioactive glass using MG-63 osteoblast-like cells

Inverse engineering approach to determine the elastic properties of lightweight expanded clay

Experimental and numerical analyses of wood boards joining using wood-pin connectors

Effect of temperature on the fracture toughness of wood under mode I quasi-static loading

Influence of service temperature on shear creep behaviour of a rigid low-density closed-cell PIR foam

Fatigue-fracture characterization of wood under mode I loading

Implant surface design for improved implant stability – A study on Ti6Al4V dense and cellular structures produced by Selective Laser Melting

Ti6Al4V-PEEK multi-material structures – design, fabrication and tribological characterization focused on orthopedic implants

Production and tribological characterization of a textured diamond-reinforced copper-beryllium alloy

Photodynamic Therapy at Low-Light Fluence Rate: In vitro Assays on Colon Cancer Cells

On the generation of enhanced lookup tables for wheel-rail contact models

Ultrasonic grain refinement of die cast copper alloys

A study on the production of thin-walled Ti6Al4V parts by selective laser melting

Corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V produced by selective laser melting and hot pressing in comparison with the commercial alloy

Mechanical properties of zirconia periodic open cellular structures

Ecological footprint of biomaterials for implant dentistry: is the metal-free practice an eco-friendly shift?

Nano-scale modification of titanium implant surfaces to enhance osseointegration

Towards an on-chip optical microsystem for spectroscopic detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia

A low-cost lab-on-a-chip device for marine pH quantification by colorimetry

Low velocity impact response of fabric reinforced hybrid composites with stratified filled epoxy matrix

Adaptive Feature Recombination and Recalibration for Semantic Segmentation with Fully Convolutional Networks

An experimental study on the corrosion susceptibility of Recycled Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Production and characterization of zirconia structures with a porous surface

Laser surface texturing of Ti-6Al-4V by nanosecond laser: Surface characterization, Ti-oxide layer analysis and its electrical insulation performance

Imaging of healthy and malaria-mimicked red blood cells in polydimethylsiloxane microchannels for determination of cells deformability and flow velocity

Zirconia surface modifications for implant dentistry

A comparative study of image processing methods for the assessment of the red blood cells deformability in a microfluidic device

Development of β-TCP-Ti6Al4V structures: Driving cellular response by modulating physical and chemical properties

Enhanced performance of fluorinated separator membranes for lithium ion batteries through surface micropatterning

Enhancement of stiffness and load bearing capacity of damaged mortar beams with CFRP patches

Photovoltaics, plasmonics, plastic antibodies and electrochromism combined for a novel generation of self-powered and self-signalled electrochemical biomimetic sensors

Positive, zero and negative Poisson’s ratio non-stochastic metallic cellular solids: Dependence between static and dynamic mechanical properties

Negative thermoelectric power of melt mixed vapor grown carbon nanofiber polypropylene composites

High-Performance μ-Thermoelectric Device Based on Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 p-n Junctions

Distributed optical fiber sensors for PCB-strain analysis

Low-Temperature Brazing of Titanium Using Al-Based Filler Alloys

Parametric study of the dry sliding wear behaviour of AA6082-T6/SiC and AA6082-T6/B4C composites using RSM

A novel gradated zirconia implant material embedding bioactive ceramics: Osteoblast behavior and physicochemical assessment

Lithium-zirconium silicate glass-ceramics for restorative dentistry: Physicochemical analysis and biological response in contact with human osteoblast

A passive microfluidic device based on crossflow filtration for cell separation measurements: A spectrophotometric characterization

Joining of γ-TiAl alloy to ni-based superalloy using Ag-Cu sputtered coated Ti brazing filler foil

Context aware advisor for public transportation

Solution Treatment Enhances Both Static and Damping Properties of Al–Si–Mg alloys

Wearable e-textile technologies: A review on sensors, actuators and control elements

Biomechanical simulation of temporomandibular joint replacement (TMJR) devices: a scoping review of the finite element method

Effect of internal structure in the compression behavior of casted al/leca composite foams

An energy management platform for public buildings

Microfluidic deformability study of an innovative blood analogue fluid based on giant unilamellar vesicles

Numerical study of springback using the split-ring test: influence of the clearance between the die and the punch

Comprehensive benchmark study of commercial sheet metal forming simulation softwares used in the automotive industry

Fluorescence of natural teeth and restorative materials, methods for analysis and quantification: A literature review

Finite element analysis of peri-implant bone volume affected by stresses around Morse taper implants: effects of implant positioning to the bone crest

Digital platform for Sigma-Delta accelerometer assessment and test

Effect of HAP decomposition on the corrosion behavior of Ti–HAP biocomposites

Layer-by-layer fabrication of highly transparent polymer based piezoelectric transducers

Design and performance assessment of a solid-state microcooler for thermal neuromodulation

LED optrode with integrated temperature sensing for optogenetics

Thermo-mechanical finite element analysis of the AA5086 alloy under warm forming conditions

Assessment of the deformability and velocity of healthy and artificially impaired red blood cells in narrow polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannels

Mechanical integrity of cement- and screw-retained zirconium-lithium silicate glass-ceramic crowns to Morse taper implants

Editorial for the special issue on wireless microdevices and systems for biomedical applications

Study on the effect of tension-compression asymmetry on the cylindrical cup forming of an AA2090-T3 alloy

Finding Parameters around the Abdomen for a Vibrotactile System: Healthy and Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Design and fabrication of thin-walled reservoir based on microcasting assisted by vacuum for neutral argon plasma system in minimally invasive medical devices

Ti6Al4V laser surface preparation and functionalization using hydroxyapatite for biomedical applications

Custom-made root-analogue zirconia implants: A scoping review on mechanical and biological benefits

Effect of HAp and β-TCP incorporation on the tribological response of Ti6Al4V biocomposites for implant parts

Effect of the Soldering Atmosphere on the Wettability Between Sn4.0Ag0.5Cu (in wt.%) Lead-Free Solder Paste and Various Substrates

ISLES 2016 and 2017-benchmarking ischemic stroke lesion outcome prediction based on multispectral MRI

Stroke lesion outcome prediction based on MRI imaging combined with clinical information

High-aspect ratio Si neural shafts: Fabrication and brain implantation

High-selectivity neural probe based on a Fabry-Perot optical filter and a CMOS silicon photodiodes array at visible wavelengths

Nickel-cobalt-based materials for diamond cutting tools

Incremental volumetric and Dual Kriging remapping methods

Optimized route for the production of zirconia structures with controlled surface porosity for biomedical applications

Wear behaviour of tetragonal zirconia polycrystal with a porous surface

Tribological characterization of bioactive zirconia composite layers on zirconia structures

Shape and functional optimization of biodegradable magnesium stents for manufacturing by ultrasonic-microcasting technique

HAp-functionalized zirconia surfaces via hybrid laser process for dental applications

Influence of specimens’ geometry and materials on the thermal stresses in dental restorative materials during thermal cycling

Bioactivity of novel functionally structured titanium-ceramic composites in contact with human osteoblasts

Mesoporous bioactive glass embedding propolis and cranberry antibiofilm compounds

A comparative investigation of the corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of nitrocarburized, gas nitrided, fluidized-bed nitrided, and plasma nitrided plastic mould steel

Tribocorrosion behavior of TiO2/Al2O3 nanolaminate, Al2O3, and TiO2 thin films produced by atomic layer deposition

Fluorinated polymers as smart materials for advanced biomedical applications

Electrically conductive polyetheretherketone nanocomposite filaments: From production to fused deposition modeling

Implantable Neural Microsystems in Medical Industry

Automatic T1 bladder tumor detection by using wavelet analysis in cystoscopy images

Preliminary investigation on the tribocorrosion behaviour of nanotubular structured Ti6Al4V surfaces

Mode I fracture characterization of wood using the TDCB test

Influence of laser structuring of PEEK, PEEK-GF30 and PEEK-CF30 surfaces on the shear bond strength to a resin cement

Mode II fracture characterization of wood using the Four-Point End-Notched Flexure (4ENF) test

Gait Event Detection in Controlled and Real-Life Situations: Repeated Measures from Healthy Subjects

Optical coherence tomography within a single microsystem

Determination of mode II cohesive law of bovine cortical bone using direct and inverse methods

Heat treatment as a route to tailor the yield-damping properties in A356 alloys

Fracture behavior of wood-steel dowel joints under quasi-static loading

Preclinical and Translational Studies in Small Ruminants (Sheep and Goat) as Models for Osteoporosis Research

A comprehensive survey of the analytical, numerical and experimental methodologies for dynamics of multibody mechanical systems with clearance or imperfect joints

Professor Bernard (“Bernie”) Roth: A short biography

The first fifty years of the Mechanism and Machine Theory: Standing back and looking forward

Preface to the special issue celebrating the 85th birthday of Professor Bernard Roth

Ti6Al4V cellular structures impregnated with biomedical PEEK – New material design for improved tribological behavior

Effect of sintering temperature on mechanical and wear behaviour of a ceramic composite

Tribocorrosion behavior of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V biomedical alloy

Systemic and local toxicity of metal debris released from hip prostheses: A review of experimental approaches

A particle swarm-based algorithm for optimization of multi-layered and graded dental ceramics

Influence of particle diameter in mechanical performance of Al expanded clay syntactic foams

Improved tribocorrosion performance of bio-functionalized TiO 2 nanotubes under two-cycle sliding actions in artificial saliva

Axisymmetric auxetics

Bond strength enhancement of zirconia-porcelain interfaces via Nd:YAG laser surface structuring

Evaluation of the Physicochemical Properties and Active Response of Piezoelectric Poly (vinylidene fluoride- co-trifluoroethylene) as a Function of Its Microstructure

Retinal vessel segmentation based on Fully Convolutional Neural Networks

Growth Mechanisms and Tribocorrosion Behavior of Bio-Functionalized ZrO2 Nanoparticles-Containing MAO Coatings Formed on Ti-40Nb Alloy

Electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based structures for advanced applications

Enhancing interpretability of automatically extracted machine learning features: application to a RBM-Random Forest system on brain lesion segmentation

Multi-material 3D printing: The relevance of materials affinity on the boundary interface performance

Silica/poly (vinylidene fluoride) porous composite membranes for lithium-ion battery separators

On the mechanical properties of monolithic and laminated nano-ceramic resin structures obtained by laser printing

Dimensional optimization of carbon-epoxy bars for reinforcement of wood beams

Dielectric spectroscopy of melt-extruded polypropylene and as-grown carbon nanofiber composites

Highly effective clean-up of magnetic nanoparticles using microfluidic technology

Ceramic Sonotrodes for Light Alloy Melt Treatment

Corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of β-type Ti-Nb and Ti-Mo surfaces designed by diffusion treatments for biomedical applications

Bioactive-enhanced polyetheretherketone dental implant materials: Mechanical characterization and cellular responses

Hierarchical brain tumour segmentation using extremely randomized trees

Carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK in implant dentistry: A scoping review on the finite element method

45S5 BAG-Ti6Al4V structures: The influence of the design on some of the physical and chemical interactions that drive cellular response

Wear Pathways of Tooth Occlusal Fissure Sealants: An Integrative Review

Blood flow modeling in coronary arteries: A review

Extraction of Radial-Artery Strain and Stiffness by Using Noninvasive Ultrasound and a Low-Power Peak Detector

Damage of Dental Amalgam and Resin-Matrix Composite Surfaces After Exposure to Bleaching Agents: An Integrative Review

Degradation of Tooth Occlusal Fissure and Pit Sealants by Wear and Corrosion Pathways: A Short Review

Outcome measures and motion capture systems for assessing lower limb orthosis-based interventions after stroke: a systematic review

Simulation, fabrication and morphological characterization of a PDMS microlens for light collimation on optrodes

Influence of Calcium Acetate Concentration in Electrolyte on Tribocorrosion Behaviour of MAO Treated Titanium

A preliminary analysis of the wear pathways of sliding contacts on temporomandibular joint total joint replacement prostheses

Cytotoxic effects of submicron- and nano-scale titanium debris released from dental implants: an integrative review

On the effect of the ratio between the yield stresses in shear and in uniaxial tension on forming of isotropic materials

The influence of zirconia veneer thickness on the degree of conversion of resin-matrix cements: an integrative review

Influence of Fiber Orientation and Fillers on Low Velocity Impact Response of the Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composites

The resin-matrix cement layer thickness resultant from the intracanal fitting of teeth root canal posts: an integrative review

Effect of laser irradiation on the adhesion of resin-based materials to zirconia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparison of CAD-CAM and traditional chairside processing of 4-unit interim prostheses with and without cantilevers: Mechanics, fracture behavior, and finite element analysis

Preliminary tribocorrosion evaluation of bio-functionalized Ti doped with Ca-P-Sr

An integrative review on the toxicity of Bisphenol A (BPA) released from resin composites used in dentistry

Antibiofilm effects of titanium surfaces modified by laser texturing and hot-pressing sintering with silver

Prediction of Stroke Lesion at 90-Day Follow-Up by Fusing Raw DSC-MRI with Parametric Maps Using Deep Learning

Armalcolite Nanocomposite: A New Paradigm for Flexible Capacitive Humidity Sensor

Laser-assisted manufacturing of 45S5 Bioglass-coated zirconia structured surfaces targeting medical implants: adhesive, wettability, mechanical and bioactivity evaluation

0.13 μm Low-Power CMOS Current Starved VCO for Vibration Energy Harvesters

Development of Highly Sensitive Temperature Microsensors for Localized Measurements

High-dielectric mouldable and printable wax reinforced with ceramic nanofillers and its suitability for capacitive sensing

Touch sensor and photovoltaic characteristics of CuSbS2 thin films

A dynamic threshold cancellation technique for a high-power conversion efficiency cmos rectifier

Remnant oral biofilm and microorganisms after autoclaving sterilization of retrieved healing abutments

Frequency-spectra-based high coding capacity chipless rfid using an uwb-ir approach

Macro-, meso- and microstructural characterization of metallic lattice structures manufactured by additive manufacturing assisted investment casting

3D Printing Techniques and Their Applications to Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms: A Systematic Review

Surface characterization of titanium-based substrates for orthopaedic applications

Effect of polymer dissolution temperature and conditioning time on the morphological and physicochemical characteristics of poly (Vinylidene fluoride) membranes prepared by non-solvent induced phase separation

On the production of novel zirconia-reinforced bioactive glass porous structures for bone repair

Degradation behaviour of Ti-12Nb alloy coated with ZnO/TiN double layer

Improved tribocorrosion behavior on bio-functionalized β-type titanium alloy by the pillar effect given by TiN reinforcements

Tribocorrosion-resistant biofunctionalized Ti-Al2O3 composites

Influence of the molybdenum on characteristics of oxide films produced by micro-arc oxidation on Ti-15Zr-based alloys

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