Scanning electron microscopes (SEM) allow a detailed surface analysis of a wide variety of specimen. However, SEM image data does not provide depth information about a captured scene. This limitation can be overcome by ...

Silicones are widely used in medical applications. In ophthalmology, glaucoma drainage devices are utilized if conservative therapies are not applicable or have failed. Long-term success of these devices is limited by ...

Spinel ferrites such as nickel ferrite are promising energy conversion photocatalysts as they are visible-light absorbers, chemically stable, earth abundant, and inexpensive. Nickel ferrite shows poor photocatalytic activity ...

Microstructural responses to the mechanical load of polymers used in tissue engineering is notably important for qualification at in vivo testing, although insufficiently studied, especially regarding promising polycaprolactone ...

Titanium is widely used as a bone implant material due to its biocompatibility and high resilience. Since its Young's modulus differs from bone tissue, the resulting "stress shielding" could lead to scaffold loosening. ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the in vivo degradation behaviour of magnesium implants with various grain sizes and damaged surfaces. For this purpose, three different LAE442 magnesium implants ...

This work focuses on an in-depth investigation of the formation of pores in the structure of lightweight geopolymer cements and mortars using rice husk as a foaming agent. The hardener used in this study was sodium waterglass. ...

In order to produce three-dimensional components from metals, a wide variety of processes exist. Laser processes combined with metal powders are frequently used and developed. Restrictive factors are the machine-related ...