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Above: An abstracted view in a porcelain artwork to illustrate the essence of my vision of a prosthesis bio ceramic bone in cross section.
Conceptual Art
by Rosette Gault 2003.
research areas
prototypes and models for packaging and products
industrial waste recycling inked paper, spent glaze-clay, and more.
building material & tile refractories
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Research Area: Vision for Bone Replacement of the Future
The issue:
Current designs for metal bone replacements over time have limitations such as 1. they wear out and have to be replaced, 2. set off metal detectors, and 3. there are still problems with the adhesion of the bio-cements used to join the prosthesis to natural bone.
A Solution:
My vision includes a step by step means of manufacturing building a 'bone" that would not be rejected by the body and may not rely on bio-cement either because the the pore size and composition of the prosthesis at the points of contact to the human bone are so similar to those of a natural bone...that the body will knit to it the same way it knits and heals a broken bone.
At times you need an ultra smooth tight dense and hard weight bearing surface for ball joints, but for adhesion you need an open surface of the same material as in nature. Several different formulations for smoother or more open types of paperclay ceramic can be joined and fired together easily in same object if the mix is made correctly, compression and particle alignment are also factored in.
From a materials science view, I propose a fired union of several forms of bio-ceramic and nano-ceramic porous materials that include, but would not limited to my paperclay technologies. See a updated explanation in the attached excerpt in the appendix from my 2008 recent book.
However, when I "saw" each prosthesis, the forms were not a die cast form as might be manufactured today. The prosthesis bone rather, is constructed in a special way. I have written this up with drawings in a report as yet unpublished.
I seek to collaborate with a research team on bringing these products into reality. I am certain this research direction is worthwhile to undertake.
