The medical device industry's interest in open porous, metallic biomaterials has increased in
response to additive manufacturing techniques enabling the production of complex shapes …

Although additively manufactured titanium-tantalum alloys can offer unique mechanical and
biological advantages for implant applications, their use in conjunction with engineered …

In this study, selective laser melting (SLM) of pure tantalum (Ta) was systematically
investigated, with emphasis on densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of Ta …

Extreme melting point, high density, and ease of oxidation of tantalum (Ta) make its
processing rather difficult using conventional methods. Additive manufacturing (AM) serves …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the process of selectively joining materials to fabricate
objects in a layer-by-layer approach using digital part information, ie 3D CAD models. This …

Tantalum (Ta) implants fabricated by current processing techniques inevitably contain more
or less oxygen impurities due to the extremely high melting point and high affinity of oxygen …

This chapter briefly introduces the background and motivation of the doctoral research by
first explaining some basic principles and ideas. The research questions and the main …