Lattice structures are vital for biological applications because of its numerous benefits (for
example, faster and stronger binding to bone tissue). Consequently, processing of lattice …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) or rapid prototyping technologies are presented as one of the
best options to produce customized prostheses and implants with high-level requirements in …

With the need of rapid healing and long-term stability of dental implants, the existing Ti-
based implant materials do not meet completely the current expectation of patients. Low …

Abstract Functionally graded Ti-6Al-4V lattice structures with a step-wise gradient and a
continuous gradient were designed and fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) method …

Bone tissue engineered 3-D constructs customized to patient-specific needs are emerging
as attractive biomimetic scaffolds to enhance bone cell and tissue growth and differentiation …

Partially due to the unavailability of ideal bone substitutes, the treatment of large bony
defects remains one of the most important challenges of orthopedic surgery. Additively …

Additively manufactured (AM) functionally graded porous metallic biomaterials offer unique
opportunities to satisfy the contradictory design requirements of an ideal bone substitute …

Porous titanium and its alloys have been considered as promising replacement for dense
implants, as they possess low elastic modulus comparable to that of compact human bones …

Functionally graded lattice structures produced by additive manufacturing are promising for
bone tissue engineering. Spatial variations in their porosity are reported to vary the stiffness …

Functional gradient materials (FGMs), as a modern group of materials, can provide multiple
functions and are able to well mimic the hierarchical and gradient structure of natural …