2002年
Processing and mechanical properties of autogenous titanium implant materials
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
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- 巻
- 13
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- 397
- 終了ページ
- 401
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1023/A:1014344819558
Pure titanium and some of its alloys are currently considered as the most attractive metallic materials for biomedical applications due to their excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility. It has been demonstrated that titanium and titanium alloys are well accepted by human tissues as compared to other metals such as SUS316L stainless steel and Co-Cr-Mo type alloy. In the present study, highly porous titanium foams with porosities ≤80% are produced by using a novel powder metallurgical process, which includes the adding of the selected spacers into the starting powders. The optimal process parameters are investigated. The porous titanium foams are characterized by using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The distribution of the pore size is measured by quantitative image analyses. The mechanical properties are investigated by compressive tests. This open-cellular titanium foams, with the pore size of 200-500 μm are expected to be a very promising biomaterial candidates for bone implants because its porous structure permits the ingrowths of new-bone tissues and the transport of body fluids. © 2002 Kluwer Academic Publisher.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1023/A:1014344819558
- ISSN : 0957-4530
- SCOPUS ID : 0036203642