Preparation and Properties of Bulk and Porous Ti‐Ta‐Ag Biomedical Alloys

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the preparation of bulk and porous Ti‐Ta‐Ag alloys. The first step of this study was the preparation of the powder alloys using mechanical alloying (MA). The second was hot‐pressing consolidation and sintering with a space holder, which resulted in high‐density and high‐porosity (approximately 70%) samples, respectively. Porosity, morphology, mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and antibacterial behavior were investigated and related to the preparation procedures. The authors found that Ta and Ag heavily influence the micro-structure and determine other biomaterial‐related properties. These new materials showed positive behavior in the MTT assay, and antibacterial properties. Such materials could find applications in the production of hard tissue implants.