Failure analysis of an in-vivo fractured patient-specific Ti6Al4V mandible reconstruction plate fabricated by selective laser melting
Qimin Shi, Yi Sun, Shoufeng Yang, Jeroen Van Dessel, Heinz-Theo Lübbers, Shengping Zhong, Yifei Gu, Michel Bila, Titiaan Dormaar, Joseph Schoenaers, Constantinus Politis
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Selective laser meltingIn vivoMaterials scienceMandible (arthropod mouthpart)LaserTitanium alloyBiomedical engineeringComposite materialMedicineOpticsMicrostructureBiologyAlloyPhysicsBotanyBiotechnologyGenusAdditive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses