Additive manufacturing of customized metallic orthopedic implants: Materials, structures, and surface modifications

L Bai, C Gong, X Chen, Y Sun, J Zhang, L Cai, S Zhu… - Metals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metals have been used for orthopedic implants for a long time due to their excellent
mechanical properties. With the rapid development of additive manufacturing (AM) …

A state-of-the-art direct metal laser sintering of Ti6Al4V and AlSi10Mg alloys: Surface roughness, tensile strength, fatigue strength and microstructure

K Ishfaq, M Abdullah, MA Mahmood - Optics & Laser Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), a 3D printing technique, can produce high strength and
good corrosion resistance parts. DMLS utilizes the powder particles partially melted by the …

Improved quality and functional properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy for personalized orthopedic implants fabrication with EBM process

P Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, G Ziółkowski, V Hoppe… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the manufacturing process parameters and their correlation with final product
functional properties is needed to ensure performance in critical applications in the medical …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between microstructures and mechanical properties under tensile and compression tests of heat-treated Ti-6Al–4 V ELI alloy produced by additive …

GA Longhitano, MA Larosa, AL Jardini… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
As both life expectancy and accidents rates increase around the world, also the number of
orthopedic surgeries has growth significantly, together with the need for advances in …

Functionalization of Ti6Al4V scaffolds produced by direct metal laser for biomedical applications

JJ de Damborenea, MA Larosa, MA Arenas… - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is a powerful tool to produce titanium based biomaterials
because the ease to convert 3D medical imaging data into solid objects with excellent …

A two-decade odyssey in fusion-based additive manufacturing of titanium alloys and composites

SO Agbedor, H Wu, Y Ren, L Liang, DH Yang… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, the advent of metal additive manufacturing (AM) or three-
dimensional (3D) printing technology has led to exciting breakthroughs in the metallurgy of …

A comparative study on the customized design of mandibular reconstruction plates using finite element method

A Al-Ahmari, EA Nasr, K Moiduddin… - Advances in …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Mandible defects and its deformities are serious complications and its precise reconstruction
is one of the most challenging tasks in oral maxillofacial surgery. The commercially available …

Corrosion resistance improvement of additive manufactured scaffolds by anodizing

GA Longhitano, A Conde, MA Arenas, AL Jardini… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ti–6Al–4V ELI scaffolds produced by additive manufacturing and functionalized by
anodizing technique in two different conditions have been evaluated using scanning …

Biomechanical stress and strain analysis of mandibular human region from computed tomography to custom implant development

RF Gregolin, CAC Zavaglia… - … in Materials Science …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Currently computational tools are helping and improving the processes and testing
procedures in several areas of knowledge. Computed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic tool …

Microstructure and mechanical characterization of direct metal laser sintered Ti-6Al-4V alloy for orthopedic implant applications

CM Suryawanshi, B Gaur, AK Singh, D Soman… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies like direct metal Laser sintering (DMLS) or
powder bed fusion technologies enable the fabrication of complex-shaped biomedical …