It is an urgent need that defect repair can develop from simple device fixation to living tissue
reconstruction, from short life function replacement to permanent regeneration repair. At …

NiTi alloys have drawn significant attentions in biomedical and aerospace fields due to their
unique shape memory effect (SME), superelasticity (SE), dam** characteristics, high …

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has led to an evolution in the design and fabrication of
hard tissue substitutes, enabling personalized implants to address each patient's specific …

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) and functionally graded structures (FGSs) are special
types of advanced composites with peculiar features and advantages. This article reviews …

With the ability to produce components with complex and precise structures, additive
manufacturing or 3D printing techniques are now widely applied in both industry and …

Abstract Recently, additive manufacturing (AM), being part of IR4. 0, received great attention
for the fabrication of customized implants with outstanding quality, which are used in hard …

Functional graded cellular materials (FGCMs) have attracted increasing attentions for their
improved properties when compared to uniform cellular structures. In this work, graded …

Graded lattice structures (GLSs) have drawn much attention in engineering and biological
areas due to the enhanced mechanical properties and energy absorption capacity that …

Selective laser melting is a promising additive manufacturing technology for manufacturing
porous metallic bone scaffolds. Bone repair requires scaffolds that meet various mechanical …

Meta-biomaterials are designer biomaterials with extraordinary characteristics that originate
from their geometrical designs. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a perfect fabrication route for …