Combustion Synthesis Porous Nitinol for Biomedical Applications

Table 1

Average pore size and porosity of CS Ti-Ni within the range of cancellous bone.

	CS Porous; Ti-Ni	Cancellous Bone	Pore Size Range for Bone Growth
Pore Size(µm)	235	200-300 [16]	50-500 [17, 18]
Std. Dev.	143	-	-
Porosity (%)	64	45.3-69.8	-
Std. Dev.	1	-	-