Fabrication of porous bioactive structures using the selective laser sintering technique

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 873-886

  Savalani, M M ^a   Hao, L ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Tanner, K E ^b   Harris, R A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioactive implants; Hydroxyapatite; Polyamide; Rapid manufacturing; Selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; FABRICATION; HYDROXYAPATITE; LASER APPLICATIONS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYAMIDES; POROSITY; SINTERING; 3D PRINTERS; BONE; MANUFACTURE; PORE SIZE; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BIOACTIVE IMPLANTS; POROUS BIOACTIVE STRUCTURES; RAPID MANUFACTURING; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LASER HEATING;

HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BONE SUBSTITUTES; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT; HYDROXYAPATITES; LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BONE REGENERATION; LASER SCANNING SPEED; LIQUID DISPLACEMENTS; POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE; POROSITY AND PORE SIZE; POROUS STRUCTURES; RAPID MANUFACTURING; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

EID: 38449092733     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM232     Document Type: Article

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