Open AccessAdditive manufacturing of multi-functional biomaterials for bioimplants: a review
Author(s) -
Shubhadip Paul,
Ananya Nath,
Shibendu Shekhar Roy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1136/1/012016
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , nanotechnology , fabrication , materials science , computer science , manufacturing engineering , engineering , medicine , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been emerged recently as a promising technique to manufacture biomaterials for bioimplants creating a high impact in the field of medical science and research. AM technologies facilitate fabrication of the micro- as well as macro- architectural framework of orthopaedic bioimplants both internally and externally with higher precision and flexibility. The topological as well as geometrical porous nature of metallic biomaterials by means of controlled AM processes for fabrication of bioimplants can be adapted with high precision, leading to the upgradation of mechanical properties for bone-mimicking with improved biodegradation features. The increasing demand for the application of multi-functional biomaterials to manufacture metallic bioimplant sas substitute of bonecon fronts the current additive manufacturing technologies. In this paper, recent technological advancement in the manufacturing of Ti-, Mg- and Fe-based biomaterials utilizing multi-material AM technologies is being reviewed for identifying the knowledge gaps and come up with the directions of further researches leading to the progress of multi-material based additive manufacturing technologies to fabricate metallic bioimplants by virtue of multi-functional biomaterials.