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Metamodel-driven optimization of load-adaptive Voronoi lattices for cranial implants using field-based design
Alexander Seidler, Philipp Sembdner, Kristin Paetzold-Byhain
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Year:
2025
Editor:
Dieter Krause, Kristin Paetzold, Sandro Wartzack
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DfX
Institution:
TU Dresden
Section:
Lightweight Design, Structural Analysis, Simulation & Testing
Page(s):
111-120
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Abstract:
This study presents a metamodel-driven optimization of load-adaptive Voronoi lattices for cranial implants using field-based control of geometric parameters. A metamodel was established by varying cell size in loaded and beam diameter in unloaded regions, enabling stiffness predictions with 1.2 % accuracy and a coefficient of prognosis of 0.86. Sensitivity analyses showed a strong influence of beam diameter (r = 0.94) and a moderate effect of cell size (r = –0.46) on the lattice stiffness. The optimized lattice achieved bone-like stiffness with a safety factor of 2.5 under physiological loads, demonstrating the efficacy of Voronoi-based, field-controlled design as design element in implants.
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