A new Ti-5Ag alloy for customized prostheses by three-dimensional printing (3DPTM)
A new Ti-5Ag alloy for customized prostheses by three-dimensional printing (3DPTM)
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DOI:
10.1177/00220345010800030301
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发表时间:
2001-03-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Allen, SM
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作者:
Hong, SB;Eliaz, N;Allen, SM
Three important considerations in the fabrication of customized cranio-maxillofacial prostheses are geometric precision, material strength, and biocompatibility. Three-dimensional printing (3DP(TM)) is a rapid part-fab ri cation process that can produce complex parts with high precision. The aim of this study was to design, synthesize by 3DP(TM), and characterize a new Ti-5Ag (wt%) alloy. Silver nitrate was found to be an appropriate inorganic binder for the Ti powder-based skeleton, and the optimum sintering parameters for full densification were determined. The hardness of the Ti-5Ag alloy was shown to be much higher than that of a pure titanium sample. Potentiodynamic measurements, carried out in saline solution at body temperature, showed that the Ti-5Ag alloy had good passivation behavior, similar to that of pure titanium. It is concluded that the Ti-Ag system may be suitable for fabrication of customized prostheses by 3DP(TM).