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Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Biomedical Implants Using Functional Biocomposites

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The tremendous development of Additive Manufacturing (AM) made significant progress in biomedical and tissue engineering applications. AM has a smart manufacturing capability for building three dimensional (3D) complex geometries of biomedical implants with controlled process parameters and by utilizing innovative materials especially, functional biocomposites. The patient specific and customized implant fabrication could be achieved with high success rate by using AM technology with tailorable porosity. After World War II, biomaterials gained noteworthy attention due to desirable characteristics which can replace dysfunctioning human organs. Emergence of AM technologies  and  its collaboration with biomaterials made has a significant breakthrough in healthcare industry. Typical AM technologies mandated for developing biomedical implants are considered as an effective approach due to its versatility. This chapter aims to comprehensively discuss about the construction of functional biocomposites using AM technologies for potential biomedical implants. There has been many investigations made on various functional composites based on polymers, ceramics, metals and functionally graded materials (FGMs) for different biomedical implants such as hard and soft tissues, orthopedic and dental applications. The mechanical and biological behaviour of AM processed implants which makes them suitable for AM technology are further discussed with salient applications.

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Whenish, R., Velu, R., Anand Kumar, S., Ramprasath, L.S. (2022). Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Biomedical Implants Using Functional Biocomposites. In: Praveen Kumar, A., Sadasivuni, K.K., AlMangour, B., Abdul bin Majid, M.S. (eds) High-Performance Composite Structures. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7377-1_2

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