2020/01/13 by Hortense Le Ferrand, Christos E. Athanasiou, Christos E Athanasiou · 2 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Biocompatible material #Bone Tissue Engineering Materials #Brittleness #Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition #Cellular and Composite Structures #Implant #Multidisciplinary approach #Perspective (graphical) #Population #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s11837-019-03999-3
openalex publication_date 2020/01/13 · openalex created_date 2020/01/23 · arxiv created 2021/03/02 · arxiv updated 2021/03/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
After more than five decades of research, the failure of bone implants is still an issue that becomes increasingly urgent to solve in our ageing population. Among the reasons for failure, catastrophic brittle fracture is one event that is directly related to the implant s material and fabrication and that deserves more attention. Indeed, clinically available implants pale at reproducing the hierarchical and heterogeneous microstructural organization of our natural bones, ultimately failing at reproducing their mechanical strength and toughness. Nevertheless, the recent advances in additive and advanced manufacturing open new horizons for the fabrication of biomimetic bone implants, challenging at the same time their characterization, testing and modelling. This critical review covers selected recent achievements in bone implant research from a materials standpoint and aims at deciphering some of the most urgent issues in this multidisciplinary field.