Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Delft 2628CD, The Netherlands.
Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Sep 10;19(9):2684. doi: 10.3390/ijms19092684.
There has been a growing interest in metallic biomaterials during the last five years, as recent developments in additive manufacturing (=3D printing), surface bio-functionalization techniques, infection prevention strategies, biodegradable metallic biomaterials, and composite biomaterials have provided many possibilities to develop biomaterials and medical devices with unprecedented combinations of favorable properties and advanced functionalities. Moreover, development of biomaterials is no longer separated from the other branches of biomedical engineering, particularly tissue biomechanics, musculoskeletal dynamics, and image processing aspects of skeletal radiology. In this editorial, I will discuss all the above-mentioned topics, as they constitute some of the most important trends of research on metallic biomaterials. This editorial will, therefore, serve as a foreword to the papers appearing in a special issue covering the current trends in metallic biomaterials.
在过去的五年中，人们对金属生物材料越来越感兴趣，因为增材制造（=3D 打印）、表面生物功能化技术、感染预防策略、可生物降解的金属生物材料和复合材料生物材料的最新发展为开发具有前所未有的有利性能和先进功能组合的生物材料和医疗器械提供了许多可能性。此外，生物材料的开发不再与生物医学工程的其他分支分开，特别是组织生物力学、肌肉骨骼动力学和骨骼放射学的图像处理方面。在本社论中，我将讨论上述所有主题，因为它们构成了金属生物材料研究的一些最重要趋势。因此，本社论将作为涵盖金属生物材料当前趋势的特刊中出现的论文的前言。
