PULSED CURRENT SINTERING FOR SURFACES OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS

A porous medical implant and a method of making same is described. The medical implant comprises a porous surface formed by application of pulsed electrical energy ins such a way as to cause a localized heating in the surface of the material comprising portions of the implant. The method comprises a...

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Hauptverfasser: HUNTER, GORDON, HEUER, DANIEL ALLEN, COOPER, MICHAEL, B, PAWAR, VIVEK, SALEHI, ABRAHAM
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A porous medical implant and a method of making same is described. The medical implant comprises a porous surface formed by application of pulsed electrical energy ins such a way as to cause a localized heating in the surface of the material comprising portions of the implant. The method comprises a pulsed current sintering technique.