RESEARCHERS MIX TITANIUM AND TANTALUM ALLOYS TO IMPROVE STRESS ABSORPTION OF 3D PRINTED IMPLANTS
Alloys made of either titanium or tantalum hold a massive amount of value within the medical industry, particularly when it comes to 3D printing patient-specific implants. Over the past couple of years we’ve seen titanium alloys geared towards cranial and orthopedic implants, while tantalum has shown a lot of promise for hip replacements and spinal implants. Now, a collaborative team of researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) at [...]