Research Team: A/Prof. Pramod Koshy, Dr. Martin Svehla (Cochlear), Ms. Vivian Wang (Cochlear), Dr. Gied Brazickas (Cochlear), Dr. Anthony Powell (Cochlear), Alexander Ho (Honours – completed), Kevin Pei (Honours – completed), Vicki Zhong (Honours – completed), Simon Qi (Honours – completed), Carrie Zhu (Honours – completed), Sophie Armstrong (Honours – completed), Bernadette Pudadera (Honours – completed), Tina Majidi (Honours – completed), Jiachen Jiang (Honours – completed), Clayton Feng (Honours – completed), Victoria Lam (Honours – completed), Katherine Firth (Honours – completed), Timothy Oberg (Honours – completed), Victoria Lee-Inthavong (Honours – completed), John Zheng (Honours – completed), Nathan Trinh (Honours – completed), David Worton (Honours – completed), Elike Atsu (Honours – completed), Lovina Chen (Honours), Eleana Fairbairn (Honours), Mohammed Ali (Honours), Sherie Xue (Masters)
Industry Partner: Cochlear Ltd.
Timeframe: 2016 – Present
- Understanding the effects of different test conditions and material parameters on the phenomena of electrode dissolution in simulated environments
- Determine the effects of different compositions and test conditions on the enhancement of hermeticity to prevent moisture ingress into the implant electronics
- Determination of stress and failure mechanisms in brazed metal-ceramic joints within the implant configuration