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Review: titanium and titanium alloy applications in medicine

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The use of titanium and titanium alloys for use in biomedical applications is reviewed, finding titanium exhibits superior corrosion resistance and tissue acceptance when compared with stainless steels and Cr-Co-based alloys.
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Titanium may be considered a relatively new engineering material. It was discovered much later than the other commonly used metals, its commercial application starting in the late 1940s. Its usage as an implant material began in the 1960s, despite the fact that titanium exhibits superior corrosion resistance and tissue acceptance when compared with stainless steels and Cr-Co-based alloys. This paper reviews the use of titanium and titanium alloys for use in biomedical applications.

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Organic–Inorganic Surface Modifications for Titanium Implant Surfaces

TL;DR: The combination of both organic and inorganic constituents is expected to result into truly bone-resembling coatings, and as such to a new generation of surface-modified titanium implants with improved functionality and biological efficacy.
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Cranial reconstruction: 3D biomodel and custom-built implant created using additive manufacturing

TL;DR: AM technologies were applied to design and fabricate a biomodel and customized implant for the surgical reconstruction of a large cranial defect and the design and manufacture of the patient-specific implant are presented.
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Zirconium Alloys for Orthopaedic and Dental Applications

TL;DR: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics of commercially pure (CP) Zr and Zr‐based alloys as orthopaedic and dental implant materials and the d‐electron theory for Zr alloy design and novel ZR‐alloys.
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Progress on the preparation of nanocrystalline apatites and surface characterization: Overview of fundamental and applied aspects

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the physicico-chemical and behavioral differences between nanocrystalline apatites (whether of biological origin or their synthetic biomimetic analogs) and stoichiometric hydroxyapatite is presented.
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Process parameter selection for selective laser melting of Ti6Al4V based on temperature distribution simulation and experimental sintering

TL;DR: In this article, the processing parameters of selective laser melting were investigated in order to fabricate denser Ti6Al4V parts without post-processes, and it was found that there exists a great temperature gradient from the surface of powder bed to the experimental platform, and the maximum depth of molten powder layer is about 45 μm, very close to the total thickness of powder body (50 μm) under the condition of laser power of 110 W and scan rate of 0.2 m/s.
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Titanium alloys in total joint replacement—a materials science perspective

TL;DR: This review examines current information on the physical and mechanical characteristics of titanium alloys used in artifical joint replacement prostheses, with a special focus on those issues associated with the long-term prosthetic requirements, e.g., fatigue and wear.
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Shape memory materials

TL;DR: Otsuka et al. as mentioned in this paper introduced shape memory alloy actuators and their application in medical and dental applications, including shape memory ceramics, shape memory polymers, and shape memory alloys.
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