.... The current study aims to propose a regression-based machine learning model to predict the mechanical behavior of ulna bone plates. Design/methodology/approach The bone plates were formed using fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique, with printing attributes being varied. The machine learning models...

...John Richard McCardle; Joe Bunyan Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether the trabecular architecture found in natural bone can be effectively replicated through the selective laser sintering process of Nylon P2200. Design/methodology/approach Trabecular bone was idealised into a scaled...

... Manufacturing Production processes Bones CAD/CAM Polymerization Successful reconstruction of skull defects is a complex task for cranio-maxillofacial surgeons, which embraces challenging manufacturing processes. The aim of repairing cranium and facial injuries is first and foremost the survival...

...Ramakrishna Vasireddi; Bikramjit Basu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possibility to construct tissue-engineered bone repair scaffolds with pore size distributions using rapid prototyping techniques. Design/methodology/approach – The fabrication of porous scaffolds...

... anymore. Presently, AM technique is a powerful tool to fabricate TE scaffolds, and this technique is becoming increasingly popular in TE field. Jack Zhou can be contacted at: zhoug@drexel.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Biotechnology Rapid prototyping Bones Injury...

... was applied in the described study. Object description and provenance is given in Table I . South Africa Rapid manufacturing 3D Radiography Bones Prototyping Micro-CT scans of a wrapped animal mummy, a falcon, object SACHM 2575 (Figure 1), housed at Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town...

...Wei Huang; Xianglin Zhang; Quan Wu; Bin Wu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a novel and concise technique of fabricating HA/β‐TCP composite ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering via extrusion deposition method. Design/methodology/approach A new rapid prototyping (RP...

... Metal Laser Sintering to match vertebrae of a cadaver and were tested for accuracy of the implant‐to‐bone fitment. Findings Intervertebral disc endplates were successfully designed and rapid manufactured using a biocompatible material. Accuracy within 0.37 mm was achieved. User‐friendly, semi...

.... The comprehensive workflow consists of four steps: medical imaging; 3D modelling; additive manufacturing; and clinical application. Implants are used to reconstruct bone damage or defects caused by trauma or disease. Traditionally, implants have been manually bent and shaped, either preoperatively...

...Lin Lu; Qingwei Zhang; David Wootton; Peter I. Lelkes; Jack Zhou Purpose Musculoskeletal conditions are a major health concern in the USA because of a large aging population and increased occurrence of sport‐related injuries. Bone tissue engineering may offer a less painful alternative...

.... By enabling the use of PMMA in FDM, medical implants such as custom craniofacial implants can be directly fabricated from medical imaging data improving the current state of PMMA use in medicine. Porosity Thermoplasticity Bones Orthopaedics Fabricating reconstructive structures has been...

...‐compatible material. The whole restoration process of this project was planned in five main steps (Figure 2): Massimiliano Fantini can be contacted at: massimiliano.fantini@unibo.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Computer aided design Rapid prototyping Bones...

...Xiang Li; Dichen Li; Bingheng Lu; Yiping Tang; Lin Wang; Zhen Wang Purpose To fabricate the self‐hardening calcium phosphate composite scaffolds with controlled internal pore architectures using rapid prototyping (RP) techniques and investigate their in vitro bone tissue engineering...

...Zhongzhong Chen; Dichen Li; Bingheng Lu; Yiping Tang; Minglin Sun; Zhen Wang A new technique based on rapid prototyping (RP) is proposed to fabricate the mould of artificial bone composed of a nontoxic soluble material. The mould has both an external structure that exactly coincides...