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Workshops at EORS2010
We are proud to announce that the
18th European Orthopaedic Research Society Annual
Conference,
will have two workshops on Wednesday 30th of June from 14:30-17:30,
leading up to the opening ceremony of EORS2010.
Work
Shop 1:
“The Tribology of PEEK”
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As the performance expectations for joint replacements
are rising and more advanced materials are required to meet these increasing
demands. The focus of The Tribology Workshop is on PEEK which has shown
promise for joint arthroplasty applications. The workshop will feature
presentations from esteemed industry experts who have been investigating
the performance of PEEK for tribological applications.
Work Shop 2:
“Versatility of micro-CT for Orthopaedic Research”
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The micro-CT workshop will feature the latest developments
and new features of SCANCO Medical µCT systems. The workshop will provide
a broad application overview, to demonstrate the suitability and versatility
of micro-CT with examples from the following research areas:
Bone
micro-architecture |
Bone
density |
Cardio-vascular |
Tumours |
Scaffolds/
Tissue engineering |
Cartilage |
Human
extremities (in vivo osteoporosis) |
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The workshops are free of charge to attend for EORS2010
participants and your attendance can be indicated during the online registration
process for the conference. Unfortunately the workshops will be run in
parallel, so it is only possible to attend one of them.
If you have already registered, and would like
to attend one of the workshops please
email sasha.poulsson
at aofoundation.org
and indicate which workshop you would like to attend.
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