Fabrication of Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds Via Honeycomb Extrusion
Fabrication of Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds via Honeycomb Extrusion By: Mohammed Elbadawi A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Sheffield Faculty of Engineering Department) of Mechanical Engineering August 2018 I Acknowledgements I would like to thank my project supervisors Dr. James Meredith and Prof. Ian Reaney for their continued guidance and inspiration. I would like to thank many of the staff as their assistance was very much appreciated. Thanks go to Michael Jackson, Richard Kay, Austin Lafferty, Lisa Holland, Dean Haylock, Ben Palmer, Michael Bell, Andrew Mould, Robert Moorehead and The Sorby Centre staff for going above and beyond your duty. Thanks also go to my colleagues Lynne, Hande, Rod, Ben, Phil, Whitney, Jen, Zuheir, Edgar, Ed and Altair, and the many more in G-floor and J-loor. I am privileged to have worked beside you all. Special thanks to Carl, Moss and Shbeh. I hope our collaborations continue for many years to come. Above all, I wish to thank my family as this PhD would not be complete without their support. II Declarations This thesis represents my original research work. Where others have contributed, their content was duly acknowledged in the text. I declare the following publications related to this project: ‘Progress in Bioactive Metal and Ceramic Implants for Load-Bearing Application’ by M. Elbadawi, J. Meredith, L. Hopkins and I. Reaney DOI: 10.5772/62598 ‘Porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds fabricated from nano-sized powder via honeycomb extrusion’ by M. Elbadawi, J. Meredith. M.Mosalagae and I. Reaney DOI: 10.5185/amlett.2016.7063 ‘Guar gum: A novel binder for ceramic extrusion’ by M.
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