Additive manufacturing of NiTi-Ti6Al4V multi-material cellular structures targeting orthopedic implants

The amount of hip revision surgeries is significantly increasing due to the loss of fixation between implant and bone, that leads to implant failure. The stiffness mismatch between Ti6Al4V hip implants and bone tissue, the non-uniform implant-bone contact pressure, and the poor wear resistance of Ti...

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Main Author: Bartolomeu, Flávio (author)
Other Authors: Costa, M. M. (author), Alves, N. (author), Miranda, G. (author), Silva, Filipe Samuel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/74727
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/74727