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ひびきのキャンパス

Changhee CHO

Changhee CHO

Title Associate Professor
Degree Doctor of Engineering
Department Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
E-mail <cho[ at ]kitakyu-u.ac.jp
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Education 2002: PhD from Kyushu University, Fukuoka
Employment History 2002-2003: Postdoctoral fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2003-2006: Lecturer, The University of Kitakyushu
Since 2006: Associate Professor, The University of Kitakyushu
Teaching Activities Differential Equations, Exercises in Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design and Drawing, Experiments in Environmental Energy Engineering, Experiments in Environment-Oriented Manufacturing, Graduation Research
Research Interest - Biomechanical Engineering and Clinical Biomechanics
- Biotribology and Wear Phenomenon of Artificial Joints
- Improvement of clinical longevity and performance of artificial joints
Publications Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, Influence of microscopic surface asperities on the wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in a knee prosthesis, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H : Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 224 (H4), pp. 515-529, 2010.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami, Yoshinori Sawae, Nobuo Sakai, Hiromasa Miura and Yukihide Iwamoto, Wear phenomena in knee prostheses and their finite element analyses, Invited book chapter, Biomechanical Systems Technology: Muscular Skeletal Systems (edited by Cornelius T. Leondes), Chap. 8, pp. 245-277, World Scientific Publishing Co., 2009.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, Observation and measurement of microscopic surface topography of virgin knee prosthesis components, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 30, pp. 363-370, 2009.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, Contact analysis between microscopic surface asperity of femoral component and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in total knee arthroplasty, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 29, pp. 373-380, 2008.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, Influence of microscopic surface asperity of metallic femoral component on the wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tibial insert, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 28, pp. 247-254, 2007.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, An experimental study on the delamination mechanism of UHMWPE for artificial joints, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 27, pp. 253-260, 2006.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami, Yoshinori Sawae, Hiromasa Miura and Yukihide Iwamoto, An experimental study on the cold flow of UHMWPE tibial insert, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 26, pp. 319-325, 2005.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami, Yoshinori Sawae, Nobuo Sakai, Hiromasa Miura, Tsutomu Kawano and Yukihide Iwamoto, Elasto-plastic contact analysis of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tibial component based on geometrical measurement from a retrieved knee prosthesis, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 218, No. 4, pp. 251-259, 2004.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, Finite element analysis of cold flow in UHMWPE tibial component: Influence on stress distribution and wear behavior, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 24, pp. 221-226, 2003.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami, Yoshinori Sawae, Nobuo Sakai, Hiromasa Miura, Tsutomu Kawano and Yukihide Iwamoto, Elasto-plastic contact analysis on fatigue wear behavior of UHMWPE tibial components, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 23, pp. 373-379, 2002.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami, Yoshinori Sawae, Nobuo Sakai, Hiromasa Miura, Tsutomu Kawano and Yukihide Iwamoto, Contact analysis of UHMWPE tibial component based on geometrical measurement for retrieved knee prosthesis, Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (C) (in Japanese), Vol. 68, No. 668, pp. 258-264, 2002.
Changhee Cho et al., Evaluation of wear in retrieved knee prostheses, Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (in Japanese), Vol. 22, pp. 169-173, 2001.
Changhee Cho, Teruo Murakami and Yoshinori Sawae, Elasto-plastic contact analysis of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for artificial knee joint using finite element method, Proc. of the International Tribology Conference Nagasaki 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 1503-1508, 2001.
Other activities - Member of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
- Member of Japanese Society for Clinical Biomechanics (JSCB)
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