
Andrey KoptyugMid Sweden University · Sports Tech Research Centre, Östersund
Andrey Koptyug
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January 2016 - January 2017
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The ability to control process parameters over time and build space in electron beam powder bed fusion (PBF-EB) opens up unprecedented opportunities to tailor the process and use materials of a different nature in the same build. The present investigation explored the various methods used to adapt the PBF-EB process for the production of functional...
Porous biomaterials based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) are intensely studied and discussed in the literature. Manufacturing of these structures with a complex geometry became possible using additive manufacturing methods, having their own specifics and challenges. Previously, we demonstrated that sheet-based gyroids, one of TPMS struc...
Understanding processes related to human aging and rejuvenation relies on experimental data and advanced models operating at different levels. There are several existing conceptual and specific modeling approaches. However, one of the existing tasks is compiling generic models linking properties at cell and cell-element levels to properties at syst...
Sheet-based gyroids with different unit cell size, wall thickness, porosity gradients and manufacturing modalities were manufactured using electron beam- based powder bed fusion (E-PBF) using ‘melt’ and ‘wafer’ themes. Aim of the research is to understand the challenges of the designing, manufacturing and post-processing of such structures and thei...
Electron-Beam Powder Bed Fusion (EB-PBF) is one of the most important metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. In EB-PBF, a focused electron beam is used to melt metal powders in a layer by layer approach. In this investigation two pre-alloyed steel-based powders, stainless steel 316L and V4E, a tool steel developed by Uddeholm, were used to...
Since, in modern high-performance sports, the technical component is decisive, the ski running surface is an important element of cross-country skiing. This paper presents a review of papers on sliding mechanics, discusses modern methods for improving it, and considers the prospects for the development of this area under current energy and environm...
New β-stabilized Ti-based alloys are highly promising for bone implants, thanks in part to their low elasticity. The nature of this elasticity, however, is as yet unknown. We here present combined first-principles DFT calculations and experiments on the microstructure, structural stability, mechanical characteristics, and electronic structure to el...
The β-type Ti–42Nb alloy has been successfully manufactured from pre-alloyed powder using the E-PBF method for the first time. This study presents thorough microstructural investigations employing diverse methodologies such as EDS, XRD, TEM, and EBSD, while mechanical properties are assessed using UPT, nanoindentation, and compression tests. Micros...
Functionally graded porous scaffolds (FGPS) constructed with pores of different size arranged as spatially continuous structure based on sheet-based gyroid with three different scaling factors of 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 were produced by electron beam powder bed fusion. The pore dimensions of the obtained scaffolds satisfy the values required for optimal...
Pre-alloyed β-phase Ti˗42Nb alloy was successfully produced for the first time by E-PBF. The study focuses on the determination of the processing parameter window by varying the beam current, beam speed, layer thickness, and line offset to achieve the defect-free manufacturing of new material with desired properties. Overall, 49 regimes were invest...
Body part surrogates made with support from additive manufacturing (AM) technologies belong to a rapidly developing area of modeling. Although computer-based and mathematical modeling of complex processes is already an established field, these are not free from inherited problems. Surrogate modeling (physical modeling) being a subject of its own su...
We suggest a novel approach for searching natural compounds with anti-aging and rejuvenation potential using cell cultures, with a high potential for the further in vivo applications. The present paper discusses ways of defining age for cell populations with large numbers of cells and suggests a method of assessing how young or old a cell populatio...
Metal additive manufacturing technologies, such as electron beam powder bed fusion (PBF-EB), rely on layer heating to overcome the so-called “smoke” phenomenon. When scaled up for industrial manufacturing, PBF-EB becomes less productive due to the lengthy preheating process. Currently, only the electron beam (EB) is used for preheating in PBF-EB, r...
Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion-manufactured (E-PBF) porous components with narrow pores or channels and rough walls or struts can be filled with trapped powder after the manufacturing process. Adequate powder removal procedures are required, especially for high-density porous structures. In the present research, sheet-based porous structures with...
Powder bed fusion processes based additively manufactured SS 316L components fall short of surface integrity requirements needed for optimal functional performance. Hence, machining is required to achieve dimensional accuracy and to enhance surface integrity characteristics. This research is focused on comparing the material removal performance of...
Porous metamaterials have shown for different ranges of applications in biomedicine. Additive manufacturing methods, including powder-bed fusion methods, allow for the production of structures with complex shapes. However, porous components can be filled with trapped powder after the manufacturing process. Therefore, adequate powder removal procedu...
Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion-manufactured (E-PBF) porous components with narrow pores or channels and rough walls or struts can be filled with trapped powder after the manufacturing process. Adequate powder removal procedures are required, especially for high-density porous structures. In the present research, sheet-based porous structures with...
Pre-alloyed β-phase Ti˗42Nb alloy was successfully produced for the first time by E-PBF. The study focuses on the determination of the processing parameter window by varying the beam current, beam speed, layer thickness, and line offset to achieve the defect-free manufacturing of new material with desired properties. Overall, 49 regimes were invest...
Additively manufactured porous scaffolds are widely investigated nowadays for biomedical applications [1]. Such implants are fabricated to avoid stress shielding effect and bone resorption
and ensure bone ingrowth. Triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs) have attracted attention as an approach to design porous scaffolds due to their zero-mean curv...
Titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) is one of the most prominent biomaterials for bone contact because of its ability to bear mechanical loading and resist corrosion. The success of Ti6Al4V implants depends on bone formation on the implant surface. Hence, implant coatings which promote adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of bone-forming cells are desi...
Corresponding research was carried out to assess if the porous structures with modified diamond-shaped lattice cells can provide better integrity of the constructions in the case of overloading. The aim of the study is designing the structures with high porosity for the biomedical applications (implants) having good load bearing capacity. Studied l...
Functionally Graded Porous Scaffolds (FGPS) manufactured from Ti and Ti alloys such as Ti6Al4V is an attractive candidate for mimicking host bone tissue. Porous specimens manufactured by powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing (PBF-AM) methods always contain some amount of powder attached to the surfaces of the outer or the inner parts. Powder rem...
Targeting biomedical applications, Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) gyroid sheet-based structures were successfully manufactured for the first time by Electron Beam Melting in two different production Themes, i.e., inputting a zero (Wafer Theme) and a 200 µm (Melt Theme) wall thickness. Initial assumption was that in both cases, EBM manufactu...
Porous titanium alloy Ti6Al4V scaffolds manufactured via electron beam melting (EBM®) reveal broad prospects for applications in bone tissue engineering. However, local inflammation and even implant failure may occur while placing an implant into the body. Thus, the application of drug carriers to the surface of a metallic implant can provide treat...
High-current pulsed electron-beam (PEB) treatment was applied as a surface finishing procedure for Ti–35Nb–7Zr–5Ta (TNZT) alloy produced by electron beam melting (EBM). According to the XRD results the TNZT alloy samples before and after the PEB treatment have shown mainly the single body-centered cubic (bcc) β-phase microstructures. The crystallit...
Additively manufactured (AM) metallic sheet-based Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures (TPMSS) meet several requirements in both bio-medical and engineering fields: Tunable mechanical properties, low sensitivity to manufacturing defects, mechanical stability, and high energy absorption. However, they also present some challenges related to qu...
In this work, a highly alloyed cold work tool steel, Uddeholm Vanadis 4 Extra, was manufactured via the electron beam melting (EBM) technique. The corresponding material microstructure and carbide precipitation behavior as well as the microstructural changes after heat treatment were characterized, and key mechanical properties were investigated. I...
This paper presents the concept, design, construction, and validation of a novel probe based on the hexadic disposition of six pressure sensors suitable for measuring triaxial stress states inside bulky soft materials. The measurement of triaxial stress states inside bulk materials such as brain tissue surrogates is a challenging task needed to inv...
The term “critical raw materials” (CRMs) refers to various metals and nonmetals that are crucial to Europe’s economic progress. Modern technologies enabling effective use and recyclability of CRMs are in critical demand for the EU industries. The use of CRMs, especially in the fields of biomedicine, aerospace, electric vehicles, and energy applicat...
The term "Critical Raw Materials" (CRMs) refers to various metals and non-metals that are crucial to Europe's economic progress. Modern technologies enabling effective use and recyclability of CRMs are in critical demand for the EU industry. The use of CRMs especially in the field of biomedical, aerospace, electric vehicles, and energy application...
Electron beam melting (EBM) is one of the constantly developing powder bed fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing technologies (AM) offering advanced control over the manufacturing process. Development of the additive manufacturing today is targeting both widening of the available materials classes, and introducing new manufacturing modalities. Presen...
As one of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques, Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
has been successfully used for the manufacturing of high performance components
for the aerospace and medical industries. As a consequence, that research has also
mainly been focused on material systems relevant for the aforementioned industries,
and other alloying sy...
The adsorption of biomolecules on biomaterial surfaces can promote their integration with surrounding tissue without changing their bulk properties. For biomaterials in bone reconstruction, the promotion of osteogenic differentiation and reduction of inflammation are desirable. Fibrillar coatings are interesting because of fibrils' high surface are...
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This investigation shows that composite structures based on additive manufactured electron beam melted Ti6Al4V scaffolds coated with calcium carbonate particles can be used as a potential biocomposites for bone substitutes. A continuous bioceramic coating of CaCO3 was deposited on additive manufactured titanium alloy under the influence of ultrasou...
The aim of this project was to evaluate effects of backpacks with different design intended for use during cycling on skin-close temperature and relative humidity, oxygen uptake, heart rate and aerodynamic drag. Seven subjects took part in the study cycling on a mountain bike mounted on a “smart trainer” placed on a force plate in a wind tunnel. Th...
The present paper describes preliminary results of studies carried out using a new measurement setup and a biathlon rifle with two different interchangeable stocks: a commercial, mainly wooden one and one additively manufactured from titanium alloy and a polymer PA 2200, employing lightweight, 3D lattice architecture. A finite element analysis of t...
Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) is on its way to industrialization. One of the most promising techniques within this field, Electron Beam Melting (EBM), is nowadays used mostly for the fabrication of high performance Ti‐based alloy components for the aerospace and medical industry. Among the industrial applications envisioned for the future of EB...
This study reports the results of the preliminary assessment of the prospects to fabricate Ti-10at% Nb alloy by electron beam melting (EBM®) from a blend of elemental Nb and Ti powders. The microstructure of the EBM-manufactured Ti-10at% Nb alloys is sensitive to the following factors: different sintering properties of Nb and Ti powders, powder par...
1. Prof. Nahum Travitzky, AM Group Leader, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Nahum Travitzky earned his Dr.-Sci. in Materials Engineering at Technion, Israel. Since 2002 he leads the Advanced Ceramic Processing and Additive Manufacturing Group at the Dept. of Materials Science, Glass and Ceramics, FAU, Germany. Prof. Travitzky’s research activities...
The main goal of this work is the adoption of additive manufacturing for the production of inexpensive rare-earth free MnAl-based permanent magnets. The use of more advanced binder-free additive manufacturing technique such as Electron Beam Melting (EBM) allows obtaining fully-dense magnetic materials with advanced topology and complex shapes. We f...
Alloys which are planned to be used for implants fabrication must possess excellent biocompatibility, high strength, and low Young's modulus. A low elastic modulus, close to that of the cortical bone could significantly reduce the stress-shielding phenomenon usually
occurring after surgery. Beta-titanium alloys such as Ti-Nb are good candidates for...
An ultrasonic vibration post-treatment procedure was suggested for additively manufactured lattices. The aim of the present research was to investigate mechanical properties and the differences in mechanical behavior and fracture modes of Ti6Al4V scaffolds treated with traditional powder recovery system (PRS) and ultrasound vibration (USV). Scannin...
Background
The present research addresses the issue of skin aging and corresponding skin treatment individualization. Particular research question was on the development of a simplified criterion supporting patient-specific decisions about the necessity and intensity of skin treatment. Basing on published results and a wide pool of our own experime...
Background
Present research addresses the issue of skin aging and corresponding skin treatment individualization. Particular research question was on the developing of simplified criterion supporting patient-specific decision on the necessity and intensity of skin treatment. Basing on the published results and a wide pool of experimental data, we h...
This work focuses on the possibility of processing stainless steel 316LN powder into lightweight structures using electron beam melting and investigates mechanical and microstructural properties in the material of processed components. Lattice structures conforming to ISO13314:2011 were manufactured using varying process parameters. Microstructure...
The paper presents the prospects of additive manufacturing (AM) in metal, using the powder bed fusion (PBF) method Electron Beam Melting (EBM) in fabrication specific steel-based alloys for different applications. The proposed approach includes manufacturing of metals from blended pre-alloyed powders for achieving in situ alloying and the material...
Recent developments in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies have introduced great capabilities unparalleled by conventional manufacturing, not only in achieving freeform geometries, but also in opening new possibilities to tailor the microstructure/properties of materials by controlling process parameters. Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is o...
In this work porous microparticles of calcium carbonate were synthesized with bovine serum albumin - fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugate (BSA-FITC) and dexamethasone, and then used for encapsulation in polymer microcapsules by means of layer-by-layer assembly (LbL). The properties of the obtained microcapsules were characterized by scanning electr...
The defect microstructure of the samples manufactured from Ti-6Al-4V powder was studied using electron beam melting (EBM) in the beam current range of 17 - 13 mA. The hybrid digital complex combined positron lifetime spectroscopy and coincidence Doppler broadening spectroscopy was used to characterize the defect structure of the materials. The micr...
Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) is on its way to industrialization. One of the most promising techniques within this field, Electron Beam Melting (EBM), is nowadays used mostly for the fabrication of high performance Ti-based alloy components for the aerospace and medical industry. Among the industrial applications envisioned for the future of EB...
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Aim of the work is to present the feasibility of using an Instrumented Human Head Surrogate (IHHS-1) during multidirectional impacts while wearing a modern ski helmet. The IHHS-1 is intended to provide reliable and repeatable data for the experimental validation of FE models and for the experimental evaluation of modern helmets designe...
The current paper is devoted to classification of powder-bed additive manufacturing (PB-AM) techniques and description of specific features, advantages and limitation of different PB-AM techniques in aerospace applications. The common principle of “powder-bed” means that the used feedstock material is a powder, which forms “bed-like” platform of ho...
The design of an ideal bone graft substitute has been a long-standing effort, and a number of strategies have been developed to improve bone regeneration. Electron beam melting (EBM) is an additive manufacturing method allowing for the production of porous implants with highly defined external dimensions and internal architectures. The increasing s...
High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) is a novel promising class of multi-component materials which may demonstrate superior mechanical properties useful for high-temperature applications. Despite the high potential of HEAs, their production is complicated, using pre-alloyed powders in powder metallurgy route. This significantly complicates development and im...
Polysaccharides of marine origin are gaining interest as biomaterial components. Bacteria derived from deep-sea hydrothermal vents can produce sulfated exopolysaccharides (EPS), which can influence cell behavior. The use of such polysaccharides as components of organic, collagen fibril-based coatings on biomaterial surfaces remains unexplored. In t...
The paper outlines the achievements and challenges in the additive manufacturing (AM) application to veterinary practice. The state-of-the-art in AM application to the veterinary surgery is presented, with the focus of AM for patient-specific implants manufacturing. It also provides critical discussion on some of the potential issues design and tec...
In this paper, the results of the surface functionalization of the Ti6Al4V alloy scaffolds with different structures for use as a material for medical implants are presented. Radio frequency magnetron sputtering was used to modify the surface of the porous structures by deposition of the biocompatible hydroxyapatite (HA) coating with the thickness...
In this paper we report on the characterization by X-ray computed tomography of calcium phosphate (CaP) and polycaprolactone (PCL) coatings on Ti-6Al-4V alloy scaffolds used as a material for medical implants. The cylindrical scaffold has greater porosity of the inner part than the external part, thus, mimicking trabecular and cortical bone, respec...
Lack of industrially available materials for additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic materials along with the promises of materials with improved or unique properties provides a strong drive for developing new process/material combinations. As powder bed technologies for metallic materials are relatively new to the market, and to some extent are on...
In the present study, biocomposites based on 3D porous additively manufactured Ti6Al4V (Ti64) scaffolds modified with biocompatible calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CaPNPs) were investigated. Ti64 scaffolds were manufactured via electron beam melting technology using an Arcam machine. Electrophoretic deposition was used to modify the scaffolds with...
Today powder bed fusion based (PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) methods in metallic materials mainly employ pre-alloyed precursor powders. It was even somehow assumed that in situ alloying of the blended powders will not be effective and such PBF processing will not yield any valuable materials. Recent studies carried out both for laser-and electro...
Ti6Al4V is a popular biomaterial for load-bearing implants for bone contact, which can be fabricated by additive manufacturing technologies. Their long-term success depends on their stable anchoring in surrounding bone, which in turn depends on formation of new bone tissue on the implant surface, for which adhesion and proliferation of bone-forming...
Influence of manufacturing parameters (beam current from 13 to 17 mA, speed function 98 and 85) on microstructure and hydrogen sorption behavior of electron beam melted (EBM) Ti-6Al-4V parts was investigated. Optical and scanning electron microscopies as well as X-ray diffraction were used to investigate the microstructure and phase composition of...
In this paper, phase transitions and microstructure evolution in titanium Ti-6Al-4V alloy parts produced by electron beam melting (EBM) under hydrogenation was investigated. Hydrogenation was carried out at the temperature of 650 ◦C to the absolute hydrogen concentrations in the samples of 0.29, 0.58, and 0.90 wt. %. Comparative analysis of microst...
Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D-printing started as a prototyping technique in plastic has succeeded in metals for life safety applications as airspace and medical implants production. Today having advantages in fabricating products of desired shape, geometry, lightweight structures and required mechanical properties, 3D-printing faces a new chal...
the wind tunnel at the SportsTech Research Centre at Mid Sweden University (MIUN, Ostersund) was opened in 2015 for sports technology research. It is dedicated to analysis of equipment performance and garment development and suitable for roller skiing, running and cycling. The aim of this work was to develop and apply a full-scale method to investi...