United Arab Emirates University Scholarworks@UAEU Theses Electronic Theses and Dissertations 6-2003 Assessment of the Performance of Shape Memory Alloys as Implant Devices Noura Ali Al-Khalifi Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_theses Part of the Materials Science and Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Al-Khalifi, Noura Ali, "Assessment of the Performance of Shape Memory Alloys as Implant Devices" (2003). Theses. 409. https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_theses/409 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at Scholarworks@UAEU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholarworks@UAEU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. UA.E Uni versity Deanship of Graduate Studies Materials Science and Engineering Program Assessment of the Performance of Shape Memory Alloys As Implant Devices By Noura Ali AI-Khalifi A Thesis Submitted to the Deanship of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering Supervised By: Dr. Adel Hamammi Prof. Mohd Fahim Mechanical Engineering Department Physiological Department UAE University UAE University June 2003 Dedication To my first valentine ... ... ... How means every th i ng to me ... ... .. To the person ... ... ... Who stood beside me throughout my toils? and thrills To Ali Hussein AI-Khalifi My father ... friend ... and Guide Without you ... None of this could have been possible Your loving Daughter ... Noura Ali AI-Khalifi I UAEU Library 11111111111111111'1111111"'1111'1111 III 1000414784 Acknowledgments Thi the is wa carried out at the uni ersity of UAB during the years 2000-2003.