Abstract
The mechanical properties and biocompatibility of titanium alloy medical devices and implants produced by additive manufacturing (AM) technologies – in particular, selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM) and laser metal deposition (LMD) – have been investigated by several researchers demonstrating how these innovative processes are able to fulfil medical requirements for clinical applications. This work reviews the advantages given by these technologies, which include the possibility to create porous complex structures to improve osseointegration and mechanical properties (best match with the modulus of elasticity of local bone), to lower processing costs, to produce custom-made implants according to the data for the patient acquired via computed tomography and to reduce waste.
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Article Type: REVIEW
DOI:10.5301/jabfm.5000371
Authors
Francesco Trevisan, Flaviana Calignano, Alberta Aversa, Giulio Marchese, Mariangela Lombardi, Sara Biamino, Daniele Ugues, Diego ManfrediArticle History
- • Accepted on 12/06/2017
- • Available online on 25/09/2017
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Authors
- Trevisan, Francesco [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1, 2
- Calignano, Flaviana [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2, * Corresponding Author ([email protected])
- Aversa, Alberta [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
- Marchese, Giulio [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
- Lombardi, Mariangela [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1, 2
- Biamino, Sara [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1, 2
- Ugues, Daniele [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
- Manfredi, Diego [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2
Affiliations
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Department of Applied Science and Technology, Polytechnic of Torino, Torino - Italy -
Italian Institute of Technology, Center for Sustainable Future Technologies IIT@Polito, Torino - Italy
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