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title: A Review of Additive Mixed-Electric Discharge Machining: Current Status and Future Perspectives for Surface Modification of Biomedical Implants
creator: Aliyu, A.A.
creator: Abdul-Rani, A.M.
creator: Ginta, T.L.
creator: Prakash, C.
creator: Axinte, E.
creator: Razak, M.A.
creator: Ali, S.
description: Surface treatment remained a key solution to numerous problems of synthetic hard tissues. The basic methods of implant surface modification include various physical and chemical deposition techniques. However, most of these techniques have several drawbacks such as excessive cost and surface cracks and require very high sintering temperature. Additive mixed-electric discharge machining (AM-EDM) is an emerging technology which simultaneously acts as a machining and surface modification technique. Aside from the mere molds, dies, and tool fabrication, AM-EDM is materializing to finishing of automobiles and aerospace, nuclear, and biomedical components, through the concept of material migrations. The mechanism of material transfer by AM-EDM resembles electrophoretic deposition, whereby the additives in the AM-EDM dielectric fluids are melted and migrate to the machined surface, forming a mirror-like finishing characterized by extremely hard, nanostructured, and nanoporous layers. These layers promote the bone in-growth and strengthen the cell adhesion. Implant shaping and surface treatment through AM-EDM are becoming a key research focus in recent years. This paper reports and summarizes the current advancement of AM-EDM as a potential tool for orthopedic and dental implant fabrication. Towards the end of this paper, the current challenges and future research trends are highlighted. © 2017 Abdul'Azeez Abdu Aliyu et al.
publisher: Hindawi Limited
date: 2017
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Aliyu, A.A. and Abdul-Rani, A.M. and Ginta, T.L. and Prakash, C. and Axinte, E. and Razak, M.A. and Ali, S.  (2017) A Review of Additive Mixed-Electric Discharge Machining: Current Status and Future Perspectives for Surface Modification of Biomedical Implants.  Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017.   ISSN 16878434     
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relation: 10.1155/2017/8723239
identifier: 10.1155/2017/8723239