Speaker
Florian Fischer
(DAP (Digital Additive Production) - RWTH Aachen University)
Description
The newest research for alternatives to autologous bone grafts when treating bone defects leads to the development of bioresorbable materials. In this work, bioresorbable zinc-magnesium alloys are 3D-printed by Powder Bed Fusion of Metals using a Laser Beam (PBF-LB/M). The goal is to manufacture load-bearing implants (e. g. patient-specific scaffolds or cages) with suitable degradation properties and non-toxic byproducts, avoiding harm to the surrounding tissue. The mechanical properties of bulky and scaffold-like structures as well as their biocompatibility according to ISO 10993-5 are investigated.
| Speaker Country | Germany |
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Primary authors
Florian Fischer
(DAP (Digital Additive Production) - RWTH Aachen University)
Maximilian Voshage
(RWTH Aachen University - DAP)
Co-authors
Dr
Lucas Jauer
(DAP (Digital Additive Production) - RWTH Aachen University)
Mr
Qun Zhao
(Experimental Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen)
Dr
Alexander Kopp
(meotec GmbH)
Dr
Johannes Greven
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen, University Hospital Aachen)
Prof.
Johannes Henrich Schleifenbaum
(RWTH Aachen University, Chair for Digital Additive Production DAP, Germany)
