Perspectives on additive manufacturing enabled beta-titanium alloys for biomedical applications

• Main Author: Sing, Swee Leong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Additive manufacturing; 3D Printing
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164325
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

"Stress shielding" caused by the mismatch of modulus between the implant and natural bones, is one of the major problems faced by current commercially used biomedical materials. Beta-titanium (β-Ti) alloys are a class of materials that have received increased interest in the biomedical fie...