Osseointegration
VBN Components Expands Horizons with Biocompatible 3D Printing Materials
VBN Components is a Swedish firm specializing in wear-resistant additive manufacturing (AM) materials, a niche that could become a significant market. Industries such as tooling, mining, and industrial equipment require…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 12, 2023: IDEX 3D Printer, Electric Motor, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, Mingda launched a new high-temperature IDEX FDM 3D printer, while Wayland Additive offers new Mixed Reality service packages for the Calibur3. Collaborative researchers at…
China: 3D Printed Vertebral Body Used to Reconstruct Upper Cervical Spine of 9 Patients
Primary osseous spinal tumors make up roughly 5% of all primary bone tumors, and reconstruction is required to restore the spine’s integrity and stability. However, it’s hard to reconstruct this…
Peking University Third Hospital: Follow-Up of 92 Consecutive Patients with 3D Printed Titanium Acetabular Cups
Researchers from Peking University Third Hospital have released the findings of a recent study in ‘A new 3D printing porous trabecular titanium metal acetabular cup for primary total hip arthroplasty:…
China: 3D Printing Supramolecular Bioactive Interfaces for Osteoporosis Treatment
Chinese researchers are exploring ways to treat patients with osteoporosis, releasing the findings of their recent study in ‘Enhanced osseointegration of three-dimensional supramolecular bioactive interface through osteoporotic microenvironment regulation.’ As…
AMS 2020: 3D Printing Metals II Keynote by Craig Sungail, Global Advanced Metals
The final keynote presentation at our recent Additive Manufacturing Strategies, held in Boston and co-hosted by SmarTech Analysis, was given by Craig Sungail, the Vice President of Global Research and…
Bone Regeneration: Continued Potential & Success with Titanium in Additive Manufacturing
In ‘Bone Regeneration on Implants of Titanium Alloys Produced By Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A Review,” the authors examine the continued potential for titanium in bioprinting, as this metal continues…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 22, 2018
We’ve got both business and medical news to cover in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. PostProcess is expanding its channel partner coverage across North America, while Sciaky has received an…
Renishaw Case Study: Benefits of Smart Implants with Sensor and 3D Printing Technologies
One of the many reasons I am grateful to be living in the current century is a much higher quality of healthcare. In times past, blacksmiths and barbers were also…
Metal 3D Printing Keeps Cyrano the Cat Landing on All Four Feet
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is an industrial 3D printing process, increasingly put to use in applications such as the manufacture of car parts. But EOS recently used its DMLS technology…
EBM vs DMLS 3D Printing: Which Method and Surface Texture is Best for Titanium 3D Printed Implants?
3D printing is often used to manufacture implants and other prosthetic devices for amputees, but have you ever stopped to consider which 3D printing method, and surface texture, is the…
Amputees May Soon Be Implanting 3D Printed Prosthetics Directly Onto Their Bodies
Patients who are missing limbs are generally prescribed socket-type prostheses that are custom-made to fit over their missing arm or leg. Despite two million people in the United States living…
