@inbook{b63cc5ddc9e4494cbaebf25427f66cb0,
title = "Evaluation of Powder Bed Fusion Using an Electron Beam for the Production of Polyaxial Angle-Stable Bone Plates",
abstract = "A central element in the surgical treatment of bone fractures is the functional design of bone plates. A novel approach is the use of polyaxial locking screws, which allow the surgeon to respond to different surgical situations. Furthermore, additive manufacturing enables the production of patient-specific bone plates. By combining both technologies, the surgeon benefits from patient-specific implants and the flexibility to react to surgery events. This study evaluates the combination of the two approaches. For this purpose, test specimens that replicate the bolting of the locking mechanism were constructed. These test specimens were subjected to tensile tests in order to determine the maximum forces that the bolted connection can withstand. Conventional bar material and additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, which were processed through powder bed fusion using an electron beam (PBF-EB), were used as the base material for the test plates. The investigations showed that higher maximum forces could be achieved with the additively manufactured specimens.",
keywords = "Additive manufacturing powder bed fusion using electron beam, Bone plate, Polyaxial locking screws, Pull-out force, Thread milling, Ti-6Al-4V",
author = "C. Fritz and T. Fischer and A. Bachmann and Zaeh, {M. F.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-78424-9_42",
language = "English",
series = "Lecture Notes in Production Engineering",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "375--383",
booktitle = "Lecture Notes in Production Engineering",
}