Porous tantalum (Ta) is a promising biomaterial and has been applied in orthopedics and
dentistry for nearly two decades. The high porosity and interconnected pore structure of …

Porous tantalum-based biomaterial is a novel tissue engineering material widely used in
repairing bone defects due to its corrosion resistance, low elastic modulus, high friction …

Tantalum has unique advantages as a biomaterial for repairing bone defects due to its
outstanding bioactivity, excellent corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties. Ideal …

Tantalum (Ta) is used in orthopedic implants because it has excellent biocompatibility.
However, high elastic modulus, bio-inertness, and unsatisfactory osteointegration limits its …

Over the last decades, joint arthroplasty has become a successful treatment for joint disease.
Nowadays, with a growing demand and increasingly younger and active patients accepting …

Objective. To test the biomechanical properties of 3D printed tantalum and titanium porous
scaffolds. Methods. Four types of tantalum and titanium scaffolds with four alternative pore …

In recent years, additive manufacturing techniques have been used to fabricate 3D titanium
(Ti)-based scaffolds for production of desirable complex shapes. However, insufficient …

Despite the brilliant bioactive performance of tantalum as an orthopedic biomaterial verified
through laboratory researches and clinical practice in the past decades, scarce evidences …

In the field of orthopedics, defects in large bones have proven challenging to resolve. The
aim of the present study was to address this problem through the combination of tantalum …

Repair, reconstruction, and replacement of congenital malformations, either in case of
exogenous or iatrogenic tissue and organ defects, requires utilization of a large number of …