Fabrication of Ti14Nb4Sn alloys for bone tissue engineering applications

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Title: Fabrication of Ti14Nb4Sn alloys for bone tissue engineering applications
Author(s): Mediaswanti, Kun; Truong, Vi Khanh; Hasan, Jafar; Li, Yuncang; Wen, Cuie; Ivanova, Elena P.; Berndt, Christopher C.; Malherbe, Francois; Wang, James
Abstract: In this paper, porous Ti14Nb4Sn alloys were fabricated using a space holder sintering method, resulting in a porosity of ~70%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses revealed a combination of both macropore and micropore structures. The fabricated titanium alloy scaffolds exhibited a similar structure to that of natural bone, which is expected to improve bone implant longevity. Bacterial cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 were employed for the in vitro test.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
Source: Key Engineering Materials: Powder Metallurgy of Titanium: selected papers from the Symposium on Powder Processing and Metallurgy of Titanium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 07-11 December 2011 / Ma Qian (ed.), Vol. 520 (2012), pp. 214-219
Publication year: 2012
Keyword(s): Bacterial attachment; Niobium; Porous titanium alloys; Space-holder sintering; Tin
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications
ISSN: 1662-9795 (series ISSN)
ISBN: 9783037854686, 3037854685
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.520.214
Peer reviewed