Ankush Anand
SMVD University, India
Title: Development of a holistic biomaterial evaluation and selection procedure based on graph theory and matrix method
Biography
Biography: Ankush Anand
Abstract
This research article presents a holistic approach for evaluating and selecting biomaterials from and among the variety of materials available. Biomaterials selection has become a major thrust area for designers and tribologists during the past few decades. The procedure proposed in this article helps in evaluation and ranking of biomaterials used for various application areas. The factors which influence the performance of system are identified and are called biomaterial factors. These factors of a biomaterial are expressed by means of a biomaterial graph. The graph is represented by a one-to-one matrix of the biomaterial factors. A procedure is developed for evaluating and comparing two biomaterials. The procedure is not only useful for selection and evaluation of biomaterials at operational stage, but can also be used for the design and development of a biomaterial at conceptual design stage from the biotribology point of view. The procedure is illustrated by means of an example.