Raisa Chetcuti
University of Malta, Malta
Biography
Raisa Chetcuti earned a B.Eng (Hons.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Malta in 2016. She is currently reading for an MSc in Mechanical Engineering at the same institution. Her research interests lie in the general field of biomaterials, but in her study, she is focusing on the tribocorrosion behaviour of PVD coatings to be applied to the artificial hip joint in conditions which replicate more closely the human body environment. In 2016, she has studied two novel PVD coatings for the bearings of the artificial hip joint and she was acknowledged with the best project in the mechanical engineering stream for 2016 award by the Chamber of Engineers in Malta.
Abstract
Abstract : Multi-layer PVD coatings for longer lasting orthopaedic implants: A tribocorrosion evaluation