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:In this study, we optimized the geometry and composition of additive-manufactured pedicle screws. Metal powders of titanium-aluminum-vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) were mixed with reactive glass-ceramic biomaterials of bioactive glass (BG) powders. To optimize the geometry of pedicle screws, we applied a novel numerical approach to proposing the optimal shape of the healing chamber to promote biological healing. We examined the geometry and composition effects of pedicle screw implants on the interfacial autologous bone attachment and bone graft incorporation through in vivo studies. The addition of an optimal amount of BG to Ti-6Al-4V leads to a lower elastic modulus of the ceramic-metal composite material, effectively reducing the stress-shielding effects. Pedicle screw implants with optimal shape design and made of the composite material of Ti-6Al-4V doped with BG fabricated through additive manufacturing exhibit greater osseointegration and a more rapid bone volume fraction during the fracture healing process 120 days after implantation, per in vivo studies.
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Int J Mol Scijournal_title
International journal of molecular sciencesauthors
Lam TN,Trinh MG,Huang CC,Kung PC,Huang WC,Chang W,Amalia L,Chin HH,Tsou NT,Shih SJ,Chen SY,Wang CC,Tsai PI,Wu MH,Huang EWdoi
10.3390/ijms21207438subject
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2020-10-09 00:00:00issue
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1422-0067pii
ijms21207438journal_volume
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