A common method to derive both qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate osseointegration of implants is histomorphometry. The present study describes a new image reconstruction algorithm comparing the results of bone-to-implant contact (BIC) evaluated by means of µCT with histomorphometry data. Custom-made conical titanium alloyed (Ti6Al4V) implants were inserted in the distal tibial bone ...

Fretting wear and corrosion of Ti6Al4V alloys at the bone/implant stem interface produces the release of wear particles and corrosive ions from the stem into the surrounding tissue that can induce bone resorption. In this work, oxidation treatments at 500o and 700 oC for 1 h have been studied for increasing the friction-corrosion resistance at these interfaces. The friction-corrosion process of...

Titanium (Ti) alloys of the β-type are highly attractive metallic materials for biomedical applications due to their low elastic modulus, high corrosion resistance and notable biocompatibility. A new β-type Ti35Nb2Ta3Zr alloy with a low Young's modulus of approximately 48 GPa was previously fabricated. In the present study, the biocompatibility of...

PURPOSE To investigate the osseointegration properties of prototyped implants with tridimensionally interconnected pores made of the Ti6Al4V alloy and the influence of a thin calcium phosphate coating. METHODS Bilateral critical size calvarial defects were created in thirty Wistar rats and filled with coated and uncoated implants in a randomized fashion. The animals were kept for 15, 45 and 9...

Earlier studies have shown that it is possible to successfully obtain Ti6Al4V-Cu alloys with various copper concentrations using the double-wire electron beam additive manufacturing. Obtaining these of a practical interest for creating titanium-base composite material reduced risk spontaneous combustion, which could be used in friction units at elevated temperatures. This article presents study...

This study is focused on the use of radio frequency magnetron sputtering to modify the surface of porous Ti6Al4V alloy fabricated via additive manufacturing technology. The hydroxyapatite (HA) coated porous Ti6Al4V alloy was studied in respect with its chemical and phase composition, surface morphology, water contact angle and hysteresis, and surface free energy. Thin nanocrystalline HA film wa...

In many applications, porous metal structures are necessary for proper and optimal function. Yet, these structures can be difficult to build. It is especially difficult if the pore size desired is very fine or on the microscale. For this reason, additive manufacturing processes have been looked at to build these structures. In this study, Laser Engineering Net Shaping (LENSTM) processing was ex...

Different methods have been evaluated for manufacturing the porous Ti6Al4V alloys according to decreasing stress shielding phenomenon and increasing mechanical compatibility between the metallic components and the host tissue. For this purpose, in this work Ti6Al4V alloy chips were pressed under 400 MPa pressure and then samples were categorized and heated into two groups at 1000 and 1150℃ unde...