Method of producing a medical implant adopting additive manufacturing
AssigneeNational Cheng Kung University
InventorsMing-Long Yeh, Guan-Lin Wu, Chin-En Yen, Ching Feng
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method of producing a medical implant adopting additive manufacturing including: distributing magnesium-zinc-zirconium alloy powder on a substrate to form a powder layer; generating a high-energy beam within a specific power range and directing the high-energy beam to the powder layer through a probe to sinter a region of the powder layer; distributing the plurality of magnesium-zinc-zirconium alloy powder on the sintered region of the powder layer; and repeating above steps until the medical implant is formed.
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A method of producing a medical implant adopting additive manufacturing, comprising:
- distributing magnesium-zinc-zirconium alloy powder on a substrate to form a powder layer;
- generating a high-energy beam within a specific power range and directing the high-energy to the powder layer through a probe to sinter a region of the powder layer;
- distributing the plurality of magnesium-zinc-zirconium alloy powder on the sintered region of the powder layer;
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- repeating above steps until the medical implant is formed.
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