Properties and Behaviour of an Orthopedic Implant

Doina Dragulescu+, born 1945, graduated from ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara in 1967 and since 1973 she was Doctor Engineer in Mechanical Engineering – Welding field. She starts her didactic career in 1968 at ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara, Faculty of Mechanics. Her fields of interest included biomechanics, implantology, robots motion planning, vibrations, welding behavior of steels.

Camelia Demian was born in 1977. She graduated from ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara in 2003 and has a master degree in expertise and diagnoses in the field of engineering and sustains the PhD theses in the field of biomaterials in 2007. She is assistant at Faculty of Mechanics, Department of Mechanics and Vibrations, ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara. Her fields of interest include material science, biomaterials, optical and electronically microscopy, image processing and acquisition and finite elements analysis.

Aurel Raduta was born in 1957. In 1982 he graduated from ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara and since 1997 he is Doctor Engineer in Materials Science. Since 1984 he begins working at ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara as assistant at Department of Material Science and Heat Treatments (Materials Engineering and Welding). Since 1999 he is assistant professor at the same Department. His fields of interest include material science, plastic deformation, advanced materials, biomaterials, optical and electronically microscopy, image processing and acquisition and finite elements analysis.

Ioan Vida Simiti was born in 1949. He graduated from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in1972 and since 1995 he is Doctor Engineer in Materials Science. Since 1980 he begins working as researcher at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. Since 1982 he is professor at Department of Materials Science and Technology at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. His fields of interest include material science, casting technologies, powder metallurgy, electronically microscopy and X ray diffraction and advanced materials, especially composites materials, biomaterials.

Mihaela Popescu was born in 1955. In 1978 she graduated from ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara and since 2001 she is Doctor Engineer in Mechanical Engineering. Since 2001 she begins working at ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara as assistant professor at Department of Welding Equipment and Technologies (Materials Engineering and Welding). Her fields of interest include welding of advanced materials, advanced materials coating, electronically microscopy, welding reconditioning of materials and biomaterials.

Lucian Rusu was born in 1978. In 2002 he graduated from ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara and since 2006 he is Doctor Engineer in Mechanical Engineering. Since 2006 he begins working at ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara as assistant at Faculty of Mechanics, Department of Mechanics and Vibrations. His fields of interest include biomechanics, implantology, robotics, imagistics, CAD, CAM, FEM.

Radu Prejbeanu was born in 1971. He graduated from University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara in 1995. He starts the residency program in orthopedic surgery in 1996 and he was graduated in 2000. From 1999 he was employed in University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara as assistant. He obtained PhD degree in 2005 in the field of Medical Science. His fields if interests include joint replacement, spine, sport medicine and biomaterials.

Laurentiu Roland Cucuruz was born in 1949. In 1972 he graduated from ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara and since 1986 he is Doctor Engineer in Physical Metallurgy. Since 1977 he begins working as assistant at the Department of Material Science and Heat Treatments (Materials Engineering and Welding), Faculty of Mechanics at ‟Politehnica” University of Timişoara. Since 1998 he is professor for material science, casting technologies, nonferrous materials. His fields of interests include advanced materials, especially copper and aluminum alloys, biomaterials.