Patients suffering bone fractures in different parts of the body require implants that will
enable similar function to that of the natural bone that they are replacing. Joint diseases …

Smart biomaterials can sense and react to physiological or external environmental stimuli
(eg, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or magnetic signals). The last decades have seen …

Due to various concerns about the use of metal-on-metal that is detrimental to users, the use
of metal as acetabular cup material was later changed to ultra high molecular weight …

Because of their excellent biologically active qualities, bioactive glasses (BGs) have been
extensively used in the biomedical domain, leading to better tissue–implant interactions and …

Conventional metal matrix composites (MMCs) with particles, whiskers, and fibers as
reinforcements have been developed primarily for structural applications. Despite their long …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the recently studied research areas, due to its ability to
eliminate different subtractive manufacturing limitations, such as difficultly in fabricating …

Every year, many people suffer from bone fractures because of accidents or diseases.
Majority of these fractures are too complicated to be treated with conventional medicine and …

Currently, the use of natural fibers as reinforcements in composites offers several
advantages, such as a decline in materials derived from non-renewable resources and a …

In recent decades, we have witnessed radical changes in the use of permanent
biomaterials. The intrinsic ability of magnesium (Mg) and its alloys to degrade without …

Precision manufacturing requirements are the key to ensuring the quality and reliability of
biomedical implants. The powder bed fusion (PBF) technique offers a promising solution …