• openAccess   Analysis of bending strength of porous titanium processed by space holder method 

      Amigó Borrás, Vicente; Reig, Lucía; Busquets Mataix, David Jerónimo; Ortiz, J. L. Maney on behalf of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Nining (2011-02)
      Porous titanium specimens have been produced by means of the space holder method. Titanium grade 3 (TiCP3) has been used as material and ammonium bicarbonate as spacer. Process parameters (compaction pressure, metal grain ...
    • openAccess   Stiffness variation of porous titanium developed using space holder method 

      Reig, Lucía; Amigó Borrás, Vicente; Busquets Mataix, David Jerónimo; Calero Carretero, José Ángel Maney on behalf of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Nining (2011-07)
      The excellent properties of Ti have resulted in its generalised use for bone implants. However, Ti is very stiff in comparison with human cortical bone, and this creates problems of bone weakening and loosening of the ...