Highly Porous 3D Printed Tantalum Scaffolds Have Better Biomechanical and Microstructural Properties than Titanium Scaffolds

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(a) Engineering stress-strain curves of the tantalum and titanium scaffolds before connecting beams start to fracture and the deformation curve of pig bone before failure. (b) SEM images of pig bone sample after compression.

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