In vivo analysis of additive manufacturing of porous titanium implants for orthopedic application
June 2020 to January 2022 - Duke University
Major challenges that orthopedic surgeons face include inadequate bony ingrowth and osseointegration and lack of full regeneration in critical size bony defects, which are large voids in the bone whereby the bone cannot heal itself naturally. Under Dr. Ken Gall and then PhD student Cambre Kelly, I focused on studying additively manufactured (AM) titanium alloys, which could be used to address these problems. I conducted a systematic literature search and review on the bone ingrowth and osseointegration of AM porous Ti6Al4V in vivo models in order to evaluate trends from before AM was implemented for implants to now and also which materials, animal models, and biomechanical tests have been conducted. I am excited to be the first author of this review, which is ready for submission.
