Göksu Kandemir
Failure analysis of artificial implants.
Email: g.kandemir2@ncl.ac.uk
Project supervisors
- Professor Tom Joyce
- Dr Simon Smith
Project description
Due to disease, infection or accidents, the joints in our bodies may need to be replaced. The prostheses used in the treatment mimic the geometry and the motion of the natural joints. But wear limits their lifespans.
I am testing alternative polymers with improved wear resistance in total hip replacement. I will assess their biotribological performance. I will then decide whether they can perform well under physiological conditions observed in the natural hip joint. I am also carrying out analyses for wrist and spinal implants. This will increase our understanding of the conditions in which these implants operate in human bodies. I am exploring the reasons for failure for these types of implants.
Publications
- Kandemir G, Smith SL, Joyce TJ. Wear behaviour of CFR PEEK articulated against CoCr under varying contact stresses: Low wear of CFR PEEK negated by wear of the CoCr counterface. Journal of the Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials 2019, 97, 117-125.
- Kandemir G, Smith S, Joyce TJ. The influence of contact stress on the wear of cross-linked polyethylene. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2018, 232(10), 1008-1016.
- Rushton P, Smith S, Kandemir G, Forbes L, Fender D, Bowey A, Gibson M, Joyce T. Spinal Lengthening with Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods: Data from the Largest Series of Explanted Devices. Spine 2019, 45(3), 1.
Interests
Bioengineering, tribology
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering
- MSc in Biomedical Engineering