Rapid Prototyping and Thermal Gradient Method Applied to Fabrication Porous Structure for Application in Biomedical Field

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1105-1114
Author(s):  
Alexey Efimovich Kobityansky ◽  
Alexey Vladimirovich Shafranov ◽  
Vladimir Sergeevich Beloborodov ◽  
Alexander Nikolaevich Mulkov

2006 ◽  
Vol 309-311 ◽  
pp. 1099-1104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco A. Lopez-Heredia ◽  
Eric Goyenvalle ◽  
Eric Aguado ◽  
C. Leroux ◽  
M. Dorget ◽  
...  

Two porous titanium implants with interconnected pore size of 800 and 1200 m in diameter, were fabricated by a rapid prototyping method. Their dimensions and structure accomplished the expected design with accuracy and reproducibility. The porosity of titanium was around 60%. The compressive strength and Young’s modulus were comparable to those of cortical bone with values around 80 MPa and 2.7 GPa, respectively. The implants were implanted bilaterally in the femoral epiphysis of 12 New Zealand Rabbits. After 3 and 8 weeks, abundant bone formation was found in the titanium porous structure. This work demonstrates that macroporous titanium with controlled shape and porosity is a good candidate for orthopaedic and maxilofacial applications.


2007 ◽  
Vol 92 (10) ◽  
pp. 1744-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Shatskiy ◽  
H. Fukui ◽  
T. Matsuzaki ◽  
K. Shinoda ◽  
A. Yoneda ◽  
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