Article3D printing and additive manufacturing2022
Chemical Polishing of Additively Manufactured, Porous, Nickel-Titanium Skeletal Fixation Plates.
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- Microstructures and Electrochemical Dissolution Characteristics of Additive-Manufactured Stainless Steel 304 on Different Sections at Low Current Density.3D printing and additive manufacturing · 2023Article
- Mechanical Properties of AISI 316L Lattice Structures via Laser Powder Bed Fusion as a Function of Unit Cell Features.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Heat Treatment of NiTi Alloys Fabricated Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) from Elementally Blended Powders.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Nanofunctionalization of Additively Manufactured Titanium Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Measurements.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Biological and Corrosion Evaluation of In Situ Alloyed NiTi Fabricated through Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF).International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Biomechanics of Additively Manufactured Metallic Scaffolds-A Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloys have shown promise for a variety of biomedical applications because of their unique properties of shape memory, superelasticity, and low modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus). Nevertheless, NiTi bulk components cannot be easily machined (e.g., CNC, rolling, grinding, casting, or press molding) due to their thermomechanical sensitivity as well as inherent superelasticity and shape memory. Thus, powder bed fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing has been used to successfully fabricate NiTi medical devices that match the geometric and mechanical needs of a particular patient's condition. However, NiTi PBF fabrication leaves unmelted particles from the source powder adhered to external surfaces, which cause minor dimensional inaccuracy, increase the risk of mechanical failure, and once loose, may irritate or inflame surrounding tissues. Therefore, there is a need to develop a chemical polishing (cleaning) technique to remove unmelted powder from the surfaces of PBF-fabricated implants, especially from inner surfaces that are difficult to access with mechanical polishing tools. This technique is especially useful for highly porous devices printed at high resolution. In this study, a chemical polishing method utilizing HF/HNO
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