Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Trans. AMMM
https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2020.2009019

Scaffolds, Implants and Drug Delivery Systems

Sintering behavior of 3D printed barium titanate composite scaffolds for bone repair

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Christian Polley (Chair of Microfluidics, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany), Sebastian Schulze (Chair of Microfluidics, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany), Thomas Distler (Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany), Rainer Detsch (Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), Aldo R. Boccaccini (Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany), Hermann Seitz (Chair of Microfluidics, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany)

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Abstract

Additive manufacturing of novel biomaterials with additional stimulating functions represents a promising strategy for bone repair. In this study, a systematic investigation of the necessary thermal post-treatment of 3D printed barium titanate composite ceramics to achieve the desired mechanical properties for bone regeneration is presented. The maximum sintering temperature was varied from 1320 °C to 1380 °C in 10 K intervals. After sintering, the samples were systematically characterized with respect to their porosity and mechanical properties. Specimens sintered at 1380 °C exhibit a considerably densified microstructure and improved mechanical integrity compared to specimens sintered at lower temperatures.

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Polley, C., Schulze, S., Distler, T., Detsch, R., Boccaccini, A. R., & Seitz, H. (2020). Sintering behavior of 3D printed barium titanate composite scaffolds for bone repair. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2020.2009019

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