Additive manufacturing of titanium alloy could modify the pathogenic microbial profile: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: João PINGUEIRO (Author), Adriano PIATTELLI (Author), Juliana PAIVA (Author), Luciene Cristina de FIGUEIREDO (Author), Magda FERES (Author), Jamil SHIBLI (Author), Bruno BUENO-SILVA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emerging process for biomaterials and medical devices. Direct Laser Metal Sintering (DLMS) is an AM technique used to fabricate Ti-6Al-4V implant materials with enhanced surface-related properties compared with wrought samples; thus, this technique could in...