Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review
Metal 3D printing has revolutionized the fabrication of biometallic prostheses and implants, offering unprecedented design flexibility, patient-specific customization, and enhanced biomechanical performance. This review explores the current advancements in metal additive manufacturing (AM) technique...
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| description | Metal 3D printing has revolutionized the fabrication of biometallic prostheses and implants, offering unprecedented design flexibility, patient-specific customization, and enhanced biomechanical performance. This review explores the current advancements in metal additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, including selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM), fused deposition modeling (FDM), directed energy deposition (DED), sheet lamination, stereolithography (SLA), and binder jetting, for processing biocompatible metals such as titanium, cobalt-chromium, and stainless steel. The article discusses major benefits, such as enhanced osseointegration, complex lattice architectures for weight saving, and optimized mechanical properties. The challenges of residual stresses, surface finish, and regulatory issues are also discussed. The review concludes by defining future research avenues in material design, process development, and clinical translation to increase the efficacy and reliability of 3D-printed biometal implants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a8bcb033f5042b88e69e847ceac30fb2025-08-20T02:37:20ZengOpen Exploration Publishing Inc.Exploration of BioMat-X2996-94762025-05-0129411210.37349/ebmx.2025.101338Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a reviewApurba Das0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2695-2336Pradhyut Rajkumar1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-3262Department of Physics, Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati 781001, Assam, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Nabajyoti College, Barpeta 781319, Assam, IndiaMetal 3D printing has revolutionized the fabrication of biometallic prostheses and implants, offering unprecedented design flexibility, patient-specific customization, and enhanced biomechanical performance. This review explores the current advancements in metal additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, including selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM), fused deposition modeling (FDM), directed energy deposition (DED), sheet lamination, stereolithography (SLA), and binder jetting, for processing biocompatible metals such as titanium, cobalt-chromium, and stainless steel. The article discusses major benefits, such as enhanced osseointegration, complex lattice architectures for weight saving, and optimized mechanical properties. The challenges of residual stresses, surface finish, and regulatory issues are also discussed. The review concludes by defining future research avenues in material design, process development, and clinical translation to increase the efficacy and reliability of 3D-printed biometal implants.https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/A101338/101338.pdfbiometals3d printingbiocompatibilitymechanical properties |
| spellingShingle | Apurba Das Pradhyut Rajkumar Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review Exploration of BioMat-X biometals 3d printing biocompatibility mechanical properties |
| title | Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review |
| title_full | Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review |
| title_fullStr | Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review |
| title_short | Metal 3D printing of biometals for prostheses and implants: a review |
| title_sort | metal 3d printing of biometals for prostheses and implants a review |
| topic | biometals 3d printing biocompatibility mechanical properties |
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