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Cellular titanium by selective electron beam melting
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This article is published in Advanced Engineering Materials.The article was published on 2007-05-01. It has received 238 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Titanium.read more
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Additive manufacturing: technology, applications and research needs
Nannan Guo,Ming-Chuan Leu +1 more
TL;DR: Additive manufacturing (AM) technology has been researched and developed for more than 20 years as mentioned in this paper, and significant progress has been made in the development and commercialization of new and innovative AM processes, as well as numerous practical applications in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, energy and other fields.
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Wire-feed additive manufacturing of metal components: technologies, developments and future interests
TL;DR: In this paper, an in depth review of various process aspects of wire-feed additive manufacturing, including quality and accuracy of wirefeed AM processed components, is presented, and the overall objective is to identify the current challenges for wire feed additive manufacturing as well as point out the future research direction.
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Cellular Ti-6Al-4V structures with interconnected macro porosity for bone implants fabricated by selective electron beam melting.
TL;DR: Micro computer tomography analysis demonstrated the capability to fabricate three-dimensional structures with an interconnected porosity and pore sizes suitable for tissue ingrowth and vascularization and a chemical surface modification is expected to enhance the fixation of the implant in the surrounding bone as well as to improve its long-term stability.
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Mechanical evaluation of porous titanium (Ti6Al4V) structures with electron beam melting (EBM).
TL;DR: It is found that the porous structures produced by the electron beam melting process present a promising rapid manufacturing process for the direct fabrication of customized titanium implants for enabling personalized medicine.
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Additive manufacturing of metallic components by selective electron beam melting — a review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the relationship between process characteristics, material consolidation and the resulting materials and component properties is presented, with a special focus on the relationship of process characteristics and material consolidation.
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Mechanical properties and the hierarchical structure of bone
TL;DR: Further investigations of mechanical properties at the "materials level", in addition to the studies at the 'structural level' are needed to fill the gap in present knowledge and to achieve a complete understanding of the mechanical properties of bone.
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Titanium in Medicine : material science, surface science, engineering, biological responses and medical applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide state-of-the-art scientific and technical information in a clear format and consistent structure making it suitable for formal course work or self-instruction.
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Fabrication methods of porous metals for use in orthopaedic applications
TL;DR: Over the years, a variety of fabrication processes have been developed, resulting in porous implant substrates that can address unresolved clinical problems, and all known methods for fabricating such porous metallic scaffolds are summarized.
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Structural, mechanical and in vitro characterization of individually structured Ti-6Al-4V produced by direct laser forming.
Dirk A. Hollander,Matthias Walter,Tobias Wirtz,Richard Martin Sellei,Bernhard Schmidt-Rohlfing,Othmar Paar,Hans-Josef Erli +6 more
TL;DR: The DLF-Ti-6Al-4V approach proved to be efficient and could be further advanced in the field of hard tissue biomaterials and matched American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications for the usage of this alloy as medical material.
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Implant fixation by bone ingrowth
TL;DR: Based on current methods of bone ing growth assessment, this article comparatively reviews and discusses the results of experimental studies with the objective of determining local and systemic factors that enhance bone ingrowth fixation.