Preparation of titanium alloy/bioactive glass composite for biomedical applications via selective laser melting

Sungho Lee, Jong Yeong Oh, Soichiro Mukaeyama, Shi Hai Sun, Takayoshi Nakano*

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Abstract

Selective laser melting (SLM) is widely used for the additive manufacturing (AM) of metal components, which can produce net shape complex geometries. Novel titanium alloy/bioactive glass composites were successfully fabricated via SLM method for biomedical applications. The fabricated composites contained a Ti5Si3 phase, which resulted from the reaction between the titanium alloy and the bioactive glass. The phase can improve the bonding strength between composite and bone. Additionally, the remained amorphous bioactive glass phase could improve bioactivity. The present study opens a new avenue for developing new titanium alloy/bioactive glass composites with optimal bioactivity and bonding strength with the bone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1779-1784
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Transactions
Volume60
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bioglass 45S5
  • Biomaterial
  • Composite
  • Selective laser melting
  • Ti6Al4V

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