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Compression Failure of Trabecular Tantalum Scaffolds
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Figure 4. (A) Photographs and (B) optical micrographs of additive manufacturing-fabricated trabecular Ta scaffolds with porosities of 65%,
75%, and 85%.
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Figure 5. (A) Photographs and (B) scanning electron microscopy images of additive manufacturing AM-fabricated trabecular Ta scaffolds
with porosities of 65%, 75%, and 85%.
Table 1. Comparison of the porous characteristics of AM-fabricated trabecular Ta scaffolds with those of the designed models
Models Porosity (%) Strut diameter (μm) Average pore size (μm)
Design Fabricated Design Fabricated Design Fabricated
1 67 64.8±2.6 250 261.5±22.3 600 583.6±21.6
2 77 75.3±1.7 250 259.2±25.5 800 779.8±34.2
3 87 84.6±2.3 250 256.7±19.4 1000 986.3±45.4
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