Smart personalized implants

We apply the metamaterial concepts to modify the mechanical behavior of medical devices - implants to improve their longevity, osseintegration, and the quality of life of the patients.

We develop a computational framework to generate patient-specific “architected” implants that are obtained by introducing fine-tuned porosity in clinically approved materials. We use modern computational methods and patient-specific data to create implants with target mechanical behavior that can optimally match patients’ morphology and minimize the risk of failure and reoperations.

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Arjan van der Laan

Enthusiatic and hard-working Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. student working on optimizing the mechanical behavior of metamaterial implants using topology optimization

Our team

Shyam Veluvali

My PhD project focuses on modeling personalized medical implants using metamaterials. The project involves continuum modeling and finite element analysis to evaluate the effective mechanical properties of the designed metamaterials.

I have a double M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics from Karlstad University (Sweden) and the University of L'Aquila (Italy), complemented by a B.Sc. in physics from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India.

In my free time, I explore nearby places and occasionally dash to the closest cinema featuring Indian films.