In today’s additive manufacturing landscape, creating personalized implants and scaffolds has become routine. However, achieving structural optimization that surpasses the performance of the gold standard in bone regeneration—autologous bone—remains a challenge.

ERA Talent Edgar Montufar has developed a groundbreaking solution by integrating customized additively manufactured implants with advanced injectable hydroxyapatite foams. Drawing on his extensive experience with these foams and collaborating with Lithoz’s expertise in lithography-based ceramic additive manufacturing, this partnership has successfully produced innovative hydroxyapatite-hydroxyapatite composite porous implants.

In these unique composite implants, the high-density hydroxyapatite frame delivers exceptional mechanical strength and reliability, while the hydroxyapatite foam ensures an optimal pore network and microstructure for enhanced bone regeneration. This unique combination of properties is unattainable with either processing method alone. Therefore, this innovative approach represents a significant step forward in the quest for superior bone repair solutions. 🌟🦴

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Mandibular hydroxyapatite implant (blue) produced via lithography-based ceramic additive manufacturing and infiltrated with osteoinductive hydroxyapatite foam (white)