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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society2025

In Vivo Study of Bone Growth Around Additively Manufactured Implants With Ti-6Al-4V and Bioactive Glass Powder Composites.

Chih-Yu Lee, Pei-Ching Kung, Chih-Chieh Huang, Shao-Ju Shih, E-Wen Huang, San-Yuan Chen, Meng-Huang Wu, Nien-Ti Tsou

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chih-Yu LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7437-7343
Pei-Ching KungDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1463-6416
Chih-Chieh HuangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Shao-Ju ShihDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
E-Wen HuangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
San-Yuan ChenDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Meng-Huang WuDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1606-2444
Nien-Ti TsouDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0175-2170

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This study was supported by the National Science and Technology Council Taiwan (113-2221-E-A49 -043 -MY2) and the Higher Education Sprout Project of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan.
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Abstract

Effective osseointegration is a fundamental requirement in biomedical implant applications. Additive manufacturing allows precise control over implant geometry and material composition, enhancing implant design flexibility. Bioactive glass (BG) can substantially enhance bone binding and bioactivity; however, limited research has been conducted on its incorporation into additively manufactured implants. The performance of BG varies depending on the incorporation method, and the spatial and temporal evolution of its integration remains unclear. In this study, we synthesized Ti-6Al-4V/58S BG composites by using the selective laser melting method and systematically compared the effects of BG coating and doping in additively manufactured implants. In vivo histological results from animal tests were statistically analyzed and discussed in terms of osseointegration over 4- and 12-week periods. Bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and bone density (BD) were used as quantitative metrics to evaluate interactions between the implants and surrounding bone. Our findings indicate that both BG-doped and BG-coated implants accelerated bone ingrowth during the early stages of healing. BG-coated implants demonstrated a greater improvement than did pure 3D-printed Ti-6Al-4V implants. However, the effects of BG became nonsignificant during the later healing stage (12 weeks). This study provides a foundation for systematically investigating BG incorporation methods in 3D-printed biomedical implants and their effect on osseointegration.

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Bone DevelopmentGlassOsseointegrationProstheses and ImplantsTitaniumAlloysAnimalsMalePowdersRabbitsAlloysPowdersTitaniumtitanium alloy (TiAl6V4)additive manufacturingbioactive glassbiomaterialsdental implantshistomorphometric analysisosseointegration

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PMID40714874
PMCPMC12422175

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