Rapid manufacturing of bioceramic/polymer composite implants by selective laser sintering

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-31

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Implant; Rapid manufacturing; Selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; GLASS CERAMICS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROXYAPATITE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LASER HEATING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIC IMPLANTS; SCAFFOLDS; SINTERING; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); RAPID MANUFACTURING; SCAFFOLD STRUCTURES; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING(SLS); THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

EID: 67650457135     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2009.026667     Document Type: Article

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