Biocompatibility of Advanced Manufactured Titanium Implants—A Review

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys may be processed via advanced powder manufacturing routes such as additive layer manufacturing (or 3D printing) or metal injection moulding. This field is receiving increased attention from various manufacturing sectors including the medical devices sector. It is possible that advanced manufacturing techniques could replace the machining or casting of metal alloys in the manufacture of devices because of associated advantages that include design flexibility, reduced processing costs, reduced waste, and the opportunity to more easily manufacture complex or custom-shaped implants. The emerging advanced manufacturing approaches of metal injection moulding and additive layer…

• WT
  Wellcome Trust
• IS
  International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
• UO
  University of Sheffield
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  U.S. Food and Drug Administration