Toward 3D printed bioactive titanium scaffolds with bimodal pore size distribution for bone ingrowth

• Main Authors: Ruys, Andrew J., Maleksaeedi, Saeed, Wang, Jun Kit, El-Hajje, Aouni, Harb, Layale, Guneta, Vipra, He, Zeming, Wiria, Florencia Edith, Choong, Cleo Swee Neo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96754; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18051
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Inkjet 3D printing as a versatile rapid manufacturing method was utilized for making titanium scaffolds with customized pores and geometry. A suitable binder/powder/solvent system was employed to make titanium printable and the parts were subjected to a firing process for strengthening. Mechanical s...