This overview focuses on the current state of knowledge pertaining to the mechanical
characteristics of metallic parts fabricated via additive manufacturing (AM), as well as the …

NiTi alloys have recently attracted significant attention in aerospace and biomedical
applications due to their excellent properties such as high corrosion resistance, proper …

Ti-based alloys are finding ever-increasing applications in biomaterials due to their excellent
mechanical, physical and biological performance. Nowdays, low modulus β-type Ti-based …

New metal alloys and metal fabrication strategies are likely to benefit future skeletal implant
strategies. These metals and fabrication strategies were looked at from the point of view of …

NiTi foams are unique among biocompatible porous metals because of their high recovery
strain (due to the shape-memory or superelastic effects) and their low stiffness facilitating …

Porous biomaterials have been widely used in a variety of orthopedic applications. Porous
scaffolds stimulate the cellular responses and accelerate osteogenesis. The porous …

For many years, the solid metals and their alloys have been widely used for fabrication of the
implants replacing hard human tissues or their functions. To improve fixation of solid …

In the present study, high order porous Ti–Nb (50-x)-HA (x)(x= 0, 10, 20 wt%) composites
have been fabricated for orthopedic application by using powder metallurgical route …

NiTi foams were created with a structure (32–36% open pores 70–400μm in size) and
mechanical properties (4–25GPa stiffness,> 1000MPa compressive strength,> 42 …

Porous shape memory alloys (SMAs), including NiTi and Ni-free Ti-based alloys, are
unusual materials for hard-tissue replacements because of their unique superelasticity (SE) …