Implant shape influence on the mechanical behavior of breast implants Application to PIP implants.

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

rynkevic, r (Author) Other; martins, p (Author) FEUP; parente, m (Author) FEUP; natal, r (Author) FEUP; barroso, m (Author) Other; santos, d (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 3rd Portuguese Bioengineering Meeting, ENBENG 2013 - Book of Proceedings

3rd Portuguese Bioengineering Meeting

Braga, PORTUGAL, FEB 20-23, 2013

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Authenticus ID: P-006-FJ1

DOI: 10.1109/enbeng.2013.6518409

Abstract (EN): In the last few decades, breast reconstruction has evolved significantly due to improvement in surgical techniques and development of new materials. Safety issues of the materials are biocompatibility (especially of the gel) and bio durability of the shell. Reviewed literature indicates that biocompatibility in general is not an issue with the current generation of the breast implants. However, bio durability is. The deformation of breast prosthesis was simulated using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Elastic mechanical behaviour was considered for the silicone implant - filler and shell. The deformed geometry obtained from finite element analysis was compared with the real breast implant deformation made in laboratory. The aim of this research is to analyse the stresses and strains that occur in the breast implant shell and filler, and to analyse implant shape influence on its mechanical behaviour. This simulation is performed using the finite element package ABAQUS.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4