ANSYS Simulation of Polyethylene for Soft-Robotic Applications

Abstract

Polyethylene is a biocompatible material, it can be considered as a suitable material for the surgical manipulator. ANSYS release 14 has been used for simulation. For the structural analysis, the force has been varied from 1 nano Newton to 0.8 Newton. The length of the beam has been varied as 80 μm, 120 μm and 160 μm, the width has varied as 10 μm, 20 μm and 30 μm and the thickness as 0.6 μm, 1.2 μm and 1.8 μm. Polyethylene has been used as a gold-standard biomaterial for surgical implants. Porous high-density polyethylene implants are embedded in routine clinical practice. Further research into tissue in-growth in porous polyethylene scaffolds is needed.