From Additive Manufacturing to the Clinical Applications of Tantalum

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This book provides a comprehensive review of additive manufactured (AMed) tantalum and its alloys for biomedical applications, highlighting recent advances in AM technologies that enable the fabrication of biomimetic, porous, and lightweight implants with reduced cost and enhanced clinical potential. Edited by a prominent clinical expert with contributions from materials scientists, manufacturing engineers and multidisciplinary clinical specialists, this volume delivers a robust integration of biomedical engineering principles and clinical practice. It systematically covers the full value chain of tantalum-based medical devices, encompassing raw material preparation, additive manufacturing workflows, surface modification and biocompatibility engineering, mechanical property characterization, preclinical in vivo investigations, clinical translation and long-term clinical follow-up, effectively bridging the disciplinary gap between materials science and clinical practice. The book further addresses fundamental properties of tantalum, key AM processing strategies, regulatory considerations for medical products, and representative clinical applications and case studies. This volume is intended for researchers, clinicians, biomedical engineers, and graduate students in biomaterials, additive manufacturing, and orthopedic implant development.

This book provides a comprehensive review of additive manufactured (AMed) tantalum and its alloys for biomedical applications, highlighting recent advances in AM technologies that enable the fabrication of biomimetic, porous, and lightweight implants with reduced cost and enhanced clinical potential. Edited by a prominent clinical expert with contributions from materials scientists, manufacturing engineers and multidisciplinary clinical specialists, this volume delivers a robust integration of biomedical engineering principles and clinical practice. It systematically covers the full value chain of tantalum-based medical devices, encompassing raw material preparation, additive manufacturing workflows, surface modification and biocompatibility engineering, mechanical property characterization, preclinical in vivo investigations, clinical translation and long-term clinical follow-up, effectively bridging the disciplinary gap between materials science and clinical practice. The book further addresses fundamental properties of tantalum, key AM processing strategies, regulatory considerations for medical products, and representative clinical applications and case studies. This volume is intended for researchers, clinicians, biomedical engineers, and graduate students in biomaterials, additive manufacturing, and orthopedic implant development.

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Yajun Liu

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