Metallic Biomaterials Processing and Medical Device Manufacturing

Cuie joined RMIT University as a Professor of Biomaterials Engineering in 2014 and she has been appointed Distinguished Professor in 2015. She was Professor of Surface Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology from 2010 to 2014. She worked at Deakin University from 2003 to 2010 as Research Fellow, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor. Cuie has published over 400 peer reviewed articles with an h-index 51 and citations over 9919 (Google Scholar). Cuie has supervised 10 postdoctoral research projects and 28 post graduate students to completion. She is an editorial board member for the journals of Acta Biomaterialia, Bioactive Materials, and International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. Her research interests include new biocompatible titanium, magnesium, iron, zinc and their alloys and scaffolds for biomedical applications, surface modification, nanostructured metals, alloys and composites, metal foams and nanolaminates.

1. Introduction to biomedical manufacturing2. Material selection for medical devices3. General Manufacturing route for medical devices4. Machining of medical device components5. Powder metallurgy in manufacturing of medical devices6. Selective laser sintering in biomedical manufacturing7. Selective laser melting in biomedical manufacturing8. Electron beam melting in biomedical manufacturing9. Manufacturing of cardiovascular stents10. Manufacturing of dental implants11. Coatings on metallic implants for biomedical applications12. Surface modifications of metallic biomaterials13. Mechanical testing of metallic biomaterials14. Corrosion of metallic biomaterials15. Characterization techniques for metallic biomaterials16. Quality control and standards in manufacturing of medical devices