Abstract

Additive manufacturing has emerged as a transformative technology for producing biomedical metals and implants, offering the potential to revolutionize patient care and treatment outcomes. This article reviews the recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) of biomedical metal implants, especially load-bearing biomedical alloys, biodegradable alloys, novel metals, and 4D printing, whose properties are systematically assessed to facilitate material selection for specific medical applications. The applications of the most cutting-edge artificial intelligence in AM and surface functional modification are also presented. This article also explores the application of AM in various medical specialties, such as orthopedics, dentistry, cardiology, and neurosurgery, demonstrating its potential to solve complex clinical challenges and advance patient-centered healthcare solutions. Furthermore, it highlights the critical roles of AM in shaping the future of medical implant manufacturing. The optimistic outlook on the bright future of AM in medical metals delivers personalized, high-performance medical implants that improve patient treatment outcomes and well-being.

RAS ID

76834

Document Type

Journal Article

Volume

7

Issue

2

Funding Information

ECU Industrial Grant (G1006320) / ECU DVC Strategic Research Support Fund (23965) / National Natural Science Foundation of China (52404382, 52274387, 52311530772)

School

Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing / School of Engineering

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Publisher

IOP

Identifier

Lai Chang Zhang: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0661-2051

Comments

Li, Y., Jiang, D., Zhu, R., Yang, C., Wang, L., & Zhang, L. C. (2024). Revolutionizing medical implant fabrication: advances in additive manufacturing of biomedical metals. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 7, 022002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-7990/ad92cc

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10.1088/2631-7990/ad92cc