Additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing) is an advanced manufacturing
technique that has enabled progress in the design and fabrication of customised or patient …

Titanium and its alloys have superb biocompatibility, low elastic modulus, and favorable
corrosion resistance. These exceptional properties lead to its wide use as a medical implant …

The growing demand for titanium-based implants and the subsequent rise in implant-
associated infections necessitate novel developments in anti-infective technologies. Recent …

Airborne hydrocarbon contamination hinders nanomanufacturing, limits characterization
techniques, and generates controversies regarding fundamental studies of advanced …

Deployable meta-implants aim to minimize the invasiveness of orthopaedic surgeries by
allowing for changes in their shape and size that are triggered by an external stimulus. Multi …

The uses of implantable medical devices are safer and more common since sterilization
methods and techniques were established a century ago; however, device-associated …

Bacterial infections of medical devices present severe problems connected with long-term
antibiotic treatment, implant failure, and high hospital costs. Therefore, there are enormous …

Surface fouling is a major challenge faced within various engineering applications,
especially in marine, aerospace, water treatment, food and beverage, and the energy …

Polymeric materials that have been extensively applied in medical devices, wearable
electronics, and food packaging are readily contaminated by bothersome pathogenic …

Additive manufacturing, often called 3D printing, is widely employed in all engineering
sectors. Many researchers also refer to 3D printing in the biomedical field as bioprinting …