Surface Engineering for Medical Applications

Wednesday, 18th June 2008 commencing 9.30 for 10.00 am
TWI Technology Centre (Yorkshire) Ltd,
Wallis Way, Catcliffe, Rotherham, S60 5TZ

Provisional Programme

TIME TITLE SPEAKER COMPANY
09.30-10.00 REGISTRATION
10.00-10.05 Welcome Mike Round TSSEA
10.05-10.10 Introduction by Session Chairman Terry Lester Metallisation
10.10-10.30 Overview of Surface Engineering for Medical Applications Melissa Riley TWI
Cambridge
10.30-11.00 Can Surface Engineering Reduce the Wear of Orthopaedic Bearing Materials? Sophie Williams University of Leeds
Leeds
11.00-11.30 Thermal Spray Coating Design Meeting Modern Orthopaedic Implant Requirements Harald Zimmerman Sulzer Metco
Germany
11.30-12.00 Current Biomedical Applications of Advanced PVD Coating Techniques Rhod Turner Tecvac
Cambridge
12.00-12.30 Materials Innovation and Industry Support for Medical Devices from the Surface Engineering Group Nick Farmilo MERI, Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
12.30-13.30 LUNCH
13.30-13.35 Introduction by Session Chairman Ray Bowen Praxair
13.35 - 14.05 Plasma electrolytic oxide coatings for enhanced cell adhesion to implants James Curran Keronite
Cambridge
14.05 - 14.30 Cold Spraying Technology Tiziana Marrocco TWI
Yorkshire
14.30 - 15.00 Plasma Thermal Spray Bio-coatings: Recent Advances and a Vision into its Future Joseph Stokes Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
15.00 - 15.30 Tour of TWI Facilities Tiziana Marrocco TWI
Yorkshire
15.30 - 16.00 Discussion
16.00 CLOSE


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