Publications related to Bridge (dentistry)

Hybrid granular hydrogels: combining composites and microgels for extended ranges of material properties

Dominique Pioletti, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Peyman Karami, Céline Samira Wyss

Developing hydrogels with optimal properties for specific applications is challenging as most of these properties, such as toughness, stiffness, swelling or deformability, are interrelated. The improvement of one property usually comes at the cost of anoth ...

2020

Implant-based three-dimensional superimposition of the growing mandible in a rabbit model

The reliable assessment of craniofacial morphological changes during growth requires invariant regions for image registration. As these regions have not yet been identified in three dimensions, intra-osseous implants are required as fiducial markers for th ...

Oxford Univ Press2016

Full-field measurement of micromotion around a cementless femoral stem using micro-CT imaging and radiopaque markers

Dominique Pioletti, Alexandre Terrier, Valérie Hélène Emilie Malfroy Camine, Hannes Andreas Rüdiger

A good primary stability of cementless femoral stems is essential for the long-term success of total hip arthroplasty. Experimental measurement of implant micromotion with linear variable differential transformers is commonly used to assess implant primary ...

Elsevier2016

Abutment stability assessment at the Hongrin arch dam

Azad Koliji, Thierry Bussard

The Hongrin north dam is a 125 m-high double curvature concrete arch structure located in the western Swiss Prealps. A hydrogeological study and ground water monitoring revealed the presence of water pressure caused by slight seepage flow through the rock ...

2011

Controllable synthesis and characterization of alumina/MWNT nanocomposites

László Forró, Klara Hernadi

The aim of this work is to develop a controllable synthesis pathway which produces a stable alumina layer on the surface of carbon nanotubes by impregnation method. Precursor compounds such as aluminium isopropoxide and aluminium-acetylacetonate were used ...

2011

Toe protection for spill-through and vertical-wall abutments

Anton Schleiss, António Heleno Cardoso

This study addresses the design of riprap aprons as a scour countermeasure near abutments under clear-water conditions. It deals with the lateral extent of riprap aprons and the geometry of the scour hole prevailing at the apron edge. The study applies to ...

Taylor & Francis Ltd2010

Interaction sol-structure dans le domaine des ponts intégraux

Damien Dreier

Over the past decades, an increasing number of integral bridges have been built. This type of bridge offers various advantages in comparison with standard bridges equipped with expansion joints and bearings. In particular, integral bridges require less mai ...

EPFL2010

Experimental and numerical investigations on the fluid contribution to the tensile-compressive mechanical behavior of the bovine periodontal ligament

Marzio Bergomi

Orthodontic treatments are all based on the experimental evidence that teeth can be forced to move in the dental arch by means of applied mechanical forces. Since it allows for prediction of dental mobility, the mechanical characterization of the tissues i ...

EPFL2008

Repair of critical size defects in the rat cranium using ceramic-reinforced PLA scaffolds obtained by supercritical gas foaming

Dominique Pioletti, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Lee Ann Laurent-Applegate

Bioresorbable scaffolds made Of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) obtained by supercritical gas foaming were recently described as suitable for tissue engineering, portraying biocompatibility with primary osteoblasts in vitro and interesting mechanical properties ...

2007

Surface Micromachining of Polyureasilazane Based Ceramic-MEMS using SU-8 Micromolds

Jürgen Brugger, Vahid Fakhfouri, Sébastien Jiguet

We describe a novel surface micromachining process for the fabrication of ceramic-type MEMS devices, such as free-standing cantilevers, that is based on the use of high-aspect ratio micromolds of SU8 and aluminum as sacrificial layer. 250μm-high and 100-10 ...

2006