Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials

In this study, we successfully created an implant to mimic natural bone by combining a load-bearing shell made of zirconia (cortical bone) with an osteoconductive filling made of hydroxyapatite (cancellous bone). Using additive manufacturing, both parts were produced separately followed by a sinter-...

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Main Authors: Sarah Nistler, Christoph Hofstetter, Stefan Baudis, Martin Schwentenwein, Jürgen Stampfl
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000264
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author Sarah Nistler
Christoph Hofstetter
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Martin Schwentenwein
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description In this study, we successfully created an implant to mimic natural bone by combining a load-bearing shell made of zirconia (cortical bone) with an osteoconductive filling made of hydroxyapatite (cancellous bone). Using additive manufacturing, both parts were produced separately followed by a sinter-joining process to form one hybrid final part. We first tested the sinter-joining process on a simple ring-in-ring design, creating a defined press-fit between the outer and inner ring. We also introduced sinter supports to ensure excellent alignment and manufactured biaxial bending plates to test the mechanical resistance. We found a significant increase in the maximal measured force from (72±53) N to (366±88) N for a 5 % and 10 % press-fit, respectively. Furthermore, we successfully manufactured a more complex bone implant with this sinter-joining method.
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spelling doaj-art-0ae6b39c129641daa44f4741a9f5eba82025-08-20T02:06:19ZengElsevierOpen Ceramics2666-53952025-06-012210075910.1016/j.oceram.2025.100759Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materialsSarah Nistler0Christoph Hofstetter1Stefan Baudis2Martin Schwentenwein3Jürgen Stampfl4Christan Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Polymers for Biomaterials and 3D Printing, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Institute for Materials Science and Technology, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, Objekt 8, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Vienna, AustriaChristan Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Polymers for Biomaterials and 3D Printing, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Lithoz GmbH, Mollardgasse 85a/2/64-69, 1060 Vienna, AustriaChristan Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Polymers for Biomaterials and 3D Printing, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Vienna, Austria; Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, AustriaChristan Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Polymers for Biomaterials and 3D Printing, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Lithoz GmbH, Mollardgasse 85a/2/64-69, 1060 Vienna, AustriaChristan Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Polymers for Biomaterials and 3D Printing, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Institute for Materials Science and Technology, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, Objekt 8, 1060 Vienna, Austria; Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Vienna, Austria; Corresponding author: Jürgen Stampfl, Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Wien, Austria.In this study, we successfully created an implant to mimic natural bone by combining a load-bearing shell made of zirconia (cortical bone) with an osteoconductive filling made of hydroxyapatite (cancellous bone). Using additive manufacturing, both parts were produced separately followed by a sinter-joining process to form one hybrid final part. We first tested the sinter-joining process on a simple ring-in-ring design, creating a defined press-fit between the outer and inner ring. We also introduced sinter supports to ensure excellent alignment and manufactured biaxial bending plates to test the mechanical resistance. We found a significant increase in the maximal measured force from (72±53) N to (366±88) N for a 5 % and 10 % press-fit, respectively. Furthermore, we successfully manufactured a more complex bone implant with this sinter-joining method.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000264Sinter-joiningBioceramicsZirconiaHydroxyapatiteBone implant
spellingShingle Sarah Nistler
Christoph Hofstetter
Stefan Baudis
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Jürgen Stampfl
Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials
Open Ceramics
Sinter-joining
Bioceramics
Zirconia
Hydroxyapatite
Bone implant
title Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials
title_full Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials
title_fullStr Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials
title_full_unstemmed Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials
title_short Sinter-joining of two different bioceramic materials
title_sort sinter joining of two different bioceramic materials
topic Sinter-joining
Bioceramics
Zirconia
Hydroxyapatite
Bone implant
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