The role of stiffness-matching in avoiding stress shielding-induced bone loss and stress concentration-induced skeletal reconstruction device failure

A Chmielewska, D Dean - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
It is well documented that overly stiff skeletal replacement and fixation devices may fail and
require revision surgery. Recent attempts to better support healing and sustain healed bone …

Additive manufacturing of NiTi shape memory alloy for biomedical applications: review of the LPBF process ecosystem

K Safaei, H Abedi, M Nematollahi, F Kordizadeh… - Jom, 2021 - Springer
NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) are used in a broad range of biomedical applications
because of their unique properties including biocompatibility and high corrosion and wear …

On the effects of selective laser melting process parameters on microstructure and thermomechanical response of Ni-rich NiTi

S Saedi, NS Moghaddam, A Amerinatanzi, M Elahinia… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Any variation in the processing parameters of selective laser melting fabrication could
impact the performance of the final product. This study is concentrated on the effects of laser …

Achieving superelasticity in additively manufactured NiTi in compression without post-process heat treatment

N Shayesteh Moghaddam, S Saedi, A Amerinatanzi… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Shape memory alloys (SMAs), such as Nitinol (ie, NiTi), are of great importance in
biomedical and engineering applications due to their unique superelasticity and shape …

Computational modelling of process–structure–property–performance relationships in metal additive manufacturing: a review

SM Hashemi, S Parvizi… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In the current review, an exceptional view on the multi-scale integrated computational
modelling and data-driven methods in the Additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic materials …

Additive manufacturing: an opportunity for the fabrication of near-net-shape NiTi implants

MS Safavi, A Bordbar-Khiabani, J Khalil-Allafi… - … of Manufacturing and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nickel–titanium (NiTi) is a shape-memory alloy, a type of material whose name is derived
from its ability to recover its original shape upon heating to a certain temperature. NiTi falls …

Analyses of the sliding wear behavior of NiTi shape memory alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion based on orthogonal experiments

X Huang, N Kang, P Coddet, M El Mansori - Wear, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion of NiTi (LPBF-NiTi) alloys is gaining increasing attention and
applications because of its flexible design for complex structures with excellent …

Anisotropic tensile and actuation properties of NiTi fabricated with selective laser melting

NS Moghaddam, SE Saghaian, A Amerinatanzi… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the anisotropic tensile properties of Ni 50.1 Ti 49.9 (in at%)
components fabricated using an additive manufacturing (AM) process of selective laser …

SLM additive manufacturing of NiTi porous implants: a review of constitutive models, finite element simulations, manufacturing, heat treatment, mechanical, and …

M Jalali, K Mohammadi, MR Movahhedy… - Metals and Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Nitinol shape memory alloy is a biocompatible material that is suitable for biomedical
applications due to its superelasticity, shape memory effect, good corrosion and fatigue …

Effect of hatch spacing and laser power on microstructure, texture, and thermomechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additively manufactured NiTi

SE Saghaian, M Nematollahi, G Toker, A Hinojos… - Optics & Laser …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study systematically evaluates the effects of laser powder bed fusion additive
manufacturing (L-PBF-AM) parameters (hatch spacing and laser power) on the …