Cutting Behavior of Cortical Bone in Different Bone Osteon Cutting Angles and Depths of Cut

Cortical bone is semi-brittle and anisotropic,that brings a challenge to suppress vibration and avoid undesired fracture in precise cutting process in surgeries.In this paper,a novel analytical model is proposed to represent cortical bone cutting processes.The model is utilized to predict the chip formations,material removal behavior and cracks propagation under varying bone osteon cutting angles and depths.Series of orthogonal cutting experiments were conducted on cortical bone to investigate the impact of bone osteon cutting angle and depth of cut on cutting force,crack initialization and propagation.The observed chip morphology highly agreed with the prediction of chip formation based on the analytical model.The curly,serrated,grainy and powdery chips formed when the cutting angle was set as 0°,60°,90°,and 120°,respectively.Cortical bone were removed dominantly by shearing at a small depth of cut from 10 to 50μm,and by a mixture of pealing,shearing,fracture and crushing at a large depth of cut over 100μm at different bone osteon angles.Moreover,its fracture toughness was calculated based on measured cutting force.It is found that the fluctuation of cutting force is suppressed and the bone material becomes easy to remove,which attributes to lower fracture toughness at bone osteon cutting angle 0°.When the cutting direction develops a certain angle to bone osteon,the fracture toughness increases then the crack propagation is inhibited to some extent and the fluctuation of cutting force comparatively decreases.There is a theoretical and practical significance for tools design and operational parameters choice in surgeries.

Cooling and Crack Suppression of Bone Material Drilling Based on Microtextured Bit Modeled on Dung Beetle

In recent years,the number of patients with orthopedic diseases such as cervical spondylosis has increased,resulting in an increase in the demand for orthopedic surgery.However,thermal necrosis and bone cracks caused by surgery severely restrict the development and progression of orthopedic surgery.For the material of cutting tool processing bone in bone surgery of drilling high temperature lead to cell death,easy to produce the problem such as crack cause secondary damage effects to restore,in this paper,a bionic drill was designed based on the micro-structure of the dung beetle's head and back.The microstructure configuration parameters were optimized by numerical analysis,and making use of the optical fiber laser marking machine preparation of bionic bit;through drilling test,the mathematical model of drilling temperature and crack generation based on micro-structure characteristic parameters was established by infrared thermal imaging technology and acoustic emission signal technology,and the cooling mechanism and crack suppression strategy were studied.The experimental results show that when the speed is 60 m/min,the cooling effects of the bionic bit T1 and T2 are 15.31%and 19.78%,respectively,and both kinds of bits show obvious crack suppression effect.The research in this paper provides a new idea for precision and efficient machining of bone materials,and the research results will help to improve the design and manufacturing technology and theoretical research level in the field of bone drilling tools.

The Effect of Laser Ablation Pulse Width and Feed Speed on Necrosis and Surface Damage of Cortical Bone

Bone cutting is of importance in orthopaedic surgery but is also challenging due to its nature of brittleness—where severe mechanical and thermal damages can be introduced easily in conventional machining.Laser machining is a new technology that can allow for complex cut geometries whilst minimising surface defects i.e.,smearing,which occur in mechanical methods.However,comparative studies on the influence of lasers with different pulse characteristics on necrotic damage and surface integrity have not been reported yet.This paper for the first time investigates the effects of laser type on the necrotic damage and surface integrity in fresh bovine cortical bone after ex-situ laser machining.Three lasers of different pulse widths,i.e.,picosecond,nanosecond and continuous wave lasers have been investigated with different feed speeds tested to study the machining efficiency.The cutting temperature,and geometrical outputs have been measured to investigate the thermal influence on the cooling behaviour of the bone samples while high-speed imaging was used to compare the material removal mechanisms between a pulsed and continuous wave laser.Furthermore,an in-depth histological analysis of the subsurface has revealed that the nanosecond laser caused the largest necrotic depth,owing to the high pulse frequency limiting the dissipation of heat.It has also been observed that surface cracks positioned perpendicular to the trench direction were produced after machining by the picosecond laser,indicative of the photomechanical effect induced by plasma explosions.Therefore,the choice of laser type(i.e.,in terms of its pulse width and frequency)needs to be critically considered for appropriate application during laser osteotomy with minimum damage and improved healing.