REVIEW PAPER ABSTRACT 26

 Powder based additive manufacturing (AM) technology of Ti and its alloys has received great
attention in biomedical applications owing to its advantages such as customized fabrication,
potential to be cost-, time-, and resource-saving. The performance of additive manufactured
implants or scaffolds strongly depends on various kinds of AM technique and the quality of Ti
and its alloy powders. This paper has specifically covered the process of commonly used
powder-based AM technique and the powder production of Ti and its alloy. The selected
techniques include laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M), electron beam powder
bed fusion of metals (PBF-EB/M), and directed energy deposition utilized in the production of
the biomaterials are discussed as well as the powder fed system of binder jetting. Moreover,
titanium based powder production methods such as gas atomization, plasma atomization, and
plasma rotating electrode process are also discussed. © 2020, Korean Society of Medical and
Biological Engineering.

 Ti-based additive manufacturing (AM) is gaining attention in biomedical applications due to its
benefits. This paper covers powder-based AM techniques, such as PBF-LB/M and PBF-EB/M, and
powder production methods, including gas atomization and plasma atomization. The quality of
the powders and techniques used affect the performance of implants or scaffolds.