Biocompatibility of Bespoke 3D-Printed Titanium Alloy Plates for Treating Acetabular Fractures

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Plate manufactured via Selective Laser Melting: (a) workblank of 3D-printing titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) plate; (b) personalized-design 3D-printing titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) plate with series of standard postproduction modifications; (c, d) 3DP plates in the shape of conventional phalanx bone plate for in vivo and vitro study on the biocompatibility.

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