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15 - General Engineering
Heriot-Watt University (joint submission with University of Edinburgh)
Neutron diffraction residual strain measurements in nanostructured hydroxyapatite coatings for orthopaedic implants
This paper, presenting the first detailed study using neutron diffraction (ND) for through-thickness strain-texturing in hydroxyapatite coatings, and part of the knowledge-base underpinning patent applications (PCT/GB2010/001073, PE951918US), led to the spin-off RRG Coatings, now Taragenyx Ltd-SC383232(https://www.duedil.com/company/SC383232/taragenyx-limited). Scottish Enterprise funding (£112k) was recently awarded for further development work (SMART/11/044/11/9130). The ND work originating in this paper funded by STFC/ISIS was included as research-highlight in their 2010 Annual Report (http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/science/materials-engineering/how-neutrons-can-improve-orthopaedic-implants11375.html) and as part of their Innovation Magazine in 2011 (http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/about-isis/isis-impact/case-study-extending-the-life-of-hip-implants11798.html). The paper was also included as an experiment-highlight by ISIS in a recent article celebrating 10 years of engineering (NOTIZIARIO Neutronie-Luce-di-Sincrotrone-Issue18n.1,2013;ISSN 1592-7822)(https://www.fisica.uniroma2.it/~notiziario/2013/18_1_13/NN_Vol18_n1.pdf).