... prohibitive or technically infeasible. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), a rapid manufacturing (RM) technology, addresses both of these concerns. SLS is a layer-based RM technology that relies on a high power laser to fuse powder particles into a solid object. Minute detail, directly from a 3D CAD model...

... feature piezoelectric properties that could also stimulate osteogenesis. Preliminary mechanical and electromechanical investigations of such porous structures are presented. Initial trial bowtie specimens with various aspect ratii were made from Nickel powder via a solid free form process and from...