Robocasting Additive Manufacturing of Titanium and Titanium Alloys: A Review

Forged to heal: The role of metallic cellular solids in bone tissue engineering

“…After the printing is complete, the part is sintered, leaving behind a final additively manufactured metallic object. Binder jetting has been mainly tested for bone implants [ 92 ] and dental implants abutments [ 93 ]; Robocasting [ 94 ]: also known as direct ink writing, is an advanced additive manufacturing technique used to fabricate complex three-dimensional structures with precise control over their architecture. The process involves the deposition of a printable material, often referred to as a bioink, through a computer-controlled robotic arm equipped with a dispensing nozzle or a syringe.…”

“…The robotic arm follows a predetermined pattern to extrude the material layer by layer, progressively building the desired 3D structure. Robocasting showed great potential for biomedical applications, in particular for bone implants [ 94 ].…”

“…Robocasting [ 94 ]: also known as direct ink writing, is an advanced additive manufacturing technique used to fabricate complex three-dimensional structures with precise control over their architecture. The process involves the deposition of a printable material, often referred to as a bioink, through a computer-controlled robotic arm equipped with a dispensing nozzle or a syringe.…”

Recent advances in TiO2 nanotube layers – A mini review of the latest developments in nanotube preparation and applications in photocatalysis and microwave sensing

“…Meanwhile metallic 3D Ti and Ti alloy substrates can be printed. [113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121] A photograph of such Ti substrates is shown in Figure 4A. This is especially of interest, as in the recent years a trend was seen towards the anodization of Ti substrates with higher surface area, such as planar meshes, [122,123] as they show a superior photocatalytic performance than planar, solid Ti substrates, such as foils, due to their increased surface area and the possibility of employing them in flow-through reactors.…”

Fatigue performance of hierarchically porous titanium scaffolds produced by additive manufacturing and its possible improvement by gas nitriding

“…Direct ink writing (DIW) is a rapidly evolving AM method that enables the production of hierarchically porous metallic structures. DIW is based on the automated extrusion of a suspension containing metallic particles in a liquid binder (ink) to create scaffolds, which are then sintered for consolidation [2,3]. This process allows for the independent control of macroporosity (inter-filament porosity) and microporosity (intra-filament porosity) through digital design and sintering conditions, respectively.…”