• Special Issue Topic

    Metal 3D Printing of Biometals for Prostheses and Implants

    Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025

    Guest Editors

    Rupinder Singh E-Mail

    Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India.

    Research Keywords: 3D printing; direct metal laser sintering; fused deposition modeling; dental implants; smart materials; 4D capabilities


    J. Paulo Davim E-Mail

    Professor at University of Aveiro, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, Portugal.

    Research Keywords: material processing; 3D printing; materials; biomedical applications; smart manufacturing


    About the Special Issue

    The 3D printing of biometals using commercial technologies like powder bed fusion, direct metal laser sintering, direct energy deposition, selective laser melting, etc. has been widely reported in the past decade for clinical and biomedical applications. However, these biometals have serious problems related to stress shielding when being used for implant or prosthetic applications. This special issue has been planned to address stress-shielding-related issues through innovative, novel implant/ prosthetic designs/meta-structures covering orthopedic and dental applications. This special issue invites experimental, analysis, and review articles focussing on solutions related to metal 3D printing of biometals with tunable stress shielding capabilities. Along with the design/ topographic optimization use of novel, hybrid materials is of interest in this special issue (covering both human and veterinary applications). The multi-material 3D printing covering more than one metallic alloy for reducing the stress shielding, digital twinning of developed 3D printed implants is also of interest in this special issue.

    Keywords: metal 3D printing; digital twinning; meta-structures; multi-material; stress shielding; dental applications; orthopedic implants; prosthesis

    Call for Papers

    Published Articles

    Open Access
    Review
    Stress-shielding in aseptic loosening on the 3D printed acetabular cup in hip arthroplasty: review article
    The increasing number of prosthetic hip replacement surgeries and their growing indication have led to a growing interest in understanding the factors that influence their long-term success. Total h [...] Read more.
    Antonio Ziranu ... Greta Tanzi Germani
    Published: August 31, 2024 Explor BioMat-X. 2024;1:231–240
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ebmx.2024.00017
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    Times Cited: 0
    Open Access
    Original Article
    On 17-4PH stainless steel dental implant for premolar 4 in canine under compressive loading: effect of solid and octet metastructure
    Aim: The study aims to analyze the canine’s implant behaviour under compressive loading [to be installed in a maxilla at a premolar 4 (PM4) location]. After simulation of various mechanical pro [...] Read more.
    Bharat Kalia ... Gurwinder Singh
    Published: August 23, 2024 Explor BioMat-X. 2024;1:202–214
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ebmx.2024.00015
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    Times Cited: 0
    Open Access
    Original Article
    Bio-materials for intramedullary pin application in canine femur: a comparative analysis
    Aim: In this study, the finite elements analysis (FEA) was performed on an intramedullary (IM) pin to be used in the canine femur. The 03 different biomaterials [17-4-precipitated hardened (PH)-s [...] Read more.
    Minhaz Husain ... J. P. Davim
    Published: June 27, 2024 Explor BioMat-X. 2024;1:178–189
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ebmx.2024.00013
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