CRANIOFACIAL AND DENTAL TISSUE - 3D Bioprinting and Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine - page 194

FIGURE 9.5
Custom cranial implant material properties: A. Mechanical testing device. B. Results of mechanical testing.
( Lethaus et al., 2012 ).
( Figure 9.5 ). Creating adaptive, rather than stress-shielding or stress-concentrating, reconstructions
is a major consideration in the treatment of mandibular segmental defects if permanent surgical
grade 5 titanium fixation is used ( Zoumalan et al., 2009 ). The topological optimization of very stiff
implant components in craniofacial implants has been studied by Sutradhar et al., (2010) .