Nano-scale modification of titanium implant surfaces to enhance osseointegration

JCM Souza, MB Sordi, M Kanazawa, S Ravindran… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The main aim of this review study was to report the state of art on the nano-scale
technological advancements of titanium implant surfaces to enhance the osseointegration …

Developments of PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) as a biomedical material: A focused review

S Verma, N Sharma, S Kango, S Sharma - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review study highlights the progress of PEEK and its composite materials in
biomedical applications. Various domain areas such as dentistry, knee implants, spine …

316L stainless steel mechanical and tribological behavior—A comparison between selective laser melting, hot pressing and conventional casting

F Bartolomeu, M Buciumeanu, E Pinto, N Alves… - Additive …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents a comprehensive study on the influence of three different processing
technologies (Selective Laser Melting, Hot Pressing and conventional casting) on the …

3D printing of polyether-ether-ketone for biomedical applications

S Singh, C Prakash, S Ramakrishna - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the rapid progress of several three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies, there
exists a critical barrier in-term of processability of high performance materials. Polyether …

Degradation mechanisms and future challenges of titanium and its alloys for dental implant applications in oral environment

A Revathi, AD Borrás, AI Muñoz, C Richard… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective For many decades the failure of titanium implants due to corrosion and wear were
approached individually and their synergic effect was not considered. In recent past …

Wear behavior of Ti6Al4V biomedical alloys processed by selective laser melting, hot pressing and conventional casting

F Bartolomeu, M Buciumeanu, E Pinto, N Alves… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the influence of the processing route on the microstructural
constituents, hardness and tribological (wear and friction) behavior of Ti6Al4V biomedical …

Effect of porous orthopaedic implant material and structure on load sharing with simulated bone ingrowth: a finite element analysis comparing titanium and PEEK

RD Carpenter, BS Klosterhoff, FB Torstrick… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
Osseointegration of load-bearing orthopaedic implants, including interbody fusion devices,
is critical to long-term biomechanical functionality. Mechanical loads are a key regulator of …

Surface modifications of high-performance polymer polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to improve its biological performance in dentistry

B Pidhatika, VT Widyaya, PC Nalam, YA Swasono… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review focuses on polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a synthetic
thermoplastic polymer, for applications in dentistry. As a high-performance polymer, PEEK is …

On the future design of bio‐inspired polyetheretherketone dental implants

J Knaus, D Schaffarczyk… - Macromolecular bioscience, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a promising implant material because of its excellent
mechanical characteristics. Although this polymer is a standard material in spinal …

Predicting the output dimensions, porosity and elastic modulus of additive manufactured biomaterial structures targeting orthopedic implants

F Bartolomeu, J Fonseca, N Peixinho, N Alves… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
SLM accuracy for fabricating porous materials is a noteworthy hindrance when aiming to
obtain biomaterial cellular structures owing precise geometry, porosity, open-cells …