Experimental determination of the emissivity of bone

Feldmann, Arne Niklas; Zysset, Philippe (2016). Experimental determination of the emissivity of bone. Medical engineering & physics, 38(10), pp. 1136-1138. Elsevier 10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.06.019

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Cutting and drilling operations in bone are involved in many orthopedic and otolaryngological surgeries. The temperature elevation of these procedures is potentially harmful to bone and soft tissue cells. The research on this topic aims therefore at minimizing temperature elevation and finding optimal process parameters. Experimental studies are mostly carried out on ex vivo setups using bovine bone material. For temperature measurements, either thermocouples or infrared cameras are used. Infrared cameras have potential advantages, but the emissivity value of the material has to be known. Literature values are scattered and vary within a wide range. An experimental study was carried out to quantify the emissivity using freshly frozen bovine and human bone, as well as human bone samples which were either fixed with Formalin or Thiel solution. Additionally, different surface finishes were used and emissivity was evaluated at different temperatures. The mean emissivity of bone was determined to be ɛ=0.96±0.01 for temperature elevations up to 60 °C. A slightly higher value of ɛ=0.97±0.01 was found for temperatures around 80 °C. No significant differences for human or bovine bone samples, preparation or fixation techniques were found.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute for Surgical Technology & Biomechanics ISTB [discontinued]

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Feldmann, Arne Niklas, Zysset, Philippe

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISSN:

1350-4533

Publisher:

Elsevier

Funders:

Organisations 16 not found.

Language:

English

Submitter:

Arne Niklas Feldmann

Date Deposited:

15 Nov 2016 08:48

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:59

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.06.019

PubMed ID:

27387900

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Emissivity constant; Thermal camera; Human bone; Bovine bone; Bone drilling; Formalin and thiel fixation

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.88753

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/88753

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