Current and emerging applications of 3D printing in medicine

CY Liaw, M Guvendiren - Biofabrication, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing enables the production of anatomically matched
and patient-specific devices and constructs with high tunability and complexity. It also allows …

Laser and electron‐beam powder‐bed additive manufacturing of metallic implants: A review on processes, materials and designs

SL Sing, J An, WY Yeong… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM), also commonly known as 3D printing, allows the direct
fabrication of functional parts with complex shapes from digital models. In this review, the …

Analysis of factors influencing bone ingrowth into three-dimensional printed porous metal scaffolds: a review

Z Wang, C Wang, C Li, Y Qin, L Zhong, B Chen… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
With the development of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, porous metal scaffolds
can be well fabricated. In contrast to conventional methods, 3D printing of porous scaffolds is …

Selective laser melting of lattice structures: A statistical approach to manufacturability and mechanical behavior

SL Sing, FE Wiria, WY Yeong - Robotics and Computer-Integrated …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of processing parameters on the dimensional accuracy
and mechanical properties of cellular lattice structures fabricated by additive manufacturing …

Clinical, industrial, and research perspectives on powder bed fusion additively manufactured metal implants

M Lowther, S Louth, A Davey, A Hussain… - Additive …, 2019 - Elsevier
For over ten years, metallic skeletal endoprostheses have been produced in select cases by
additive manufacturing (AM) and increasing awareness is driving demand for wider access …

Reconstruction of maxillofacial bone defects using patient-specific long-lasting titanium implants

HK Lim, YJ Choi, WC Choi, IS Song, UL Lee - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The objective of this retrospective study is to verify the effectiveness and safety of patient-
specific titanium implants on maxillofacial bones, with a long-term follow-up. Total 16 …

Laser additive manufacturing of biodegradable magnesium alloy WE43: a detailed microstructure analysis

F Bär, L Berger, L Jauer, G Kurtuldu, R Schäublin… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
WE43, a magnesium alloy containing yttrium and neodymium as main alloying elements,
has become a well-established bioresorbable implant material. Implants made of WE43 are …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and solutions for the additive manufacturing of biodegradable magnesium implants

Y Wang, P Fu, N Wang, L Peng, B Kang, H Zeng… - Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to their capability of fabricating geometrically complex structures, additive
manufacturing (AM) techniques have provided unprecedented opportunities to produce …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional printing of patient-specific surgical plates in head and neck reconstruction: a prospective pilot study

W Yang, WS Choi, YY Leung, JP Curtin, R Du, C Zhang… - Oral oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Surgical plates have been extensively used in head and neck reconstruction
and conventional plates are mass-produced with universal configurations. To overcome …

An analytical method to predict and compensate for residual stress-induced deformation in overhanging regions of internal channels fabricated using powder bed …

AM Kamat, Y Pei - Additive Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Powder bed fusion (PBF) is ideally suited to build complex and near-net-shaped metallic
structures such as conformal cooling channel networks in injection molds. However …