Effect of Shot Peening on the Mechanical Properties and Cytotoxicity Behaviour of Titanium Implants Produced by 3D Printing Technology

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Roughness of shot peened surfaces</td><td class="align_center">Steel CrNi</td><td class="align_center">Nutshell granules</td><td class="align_center">Ceramics</td><td class="align_center">Unmodified surface after DMLS</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sa (<i>μ</i>m)</td><td class="align_center">6.864</td><td class="align_center">7.808</td><td class="align_center">6.893</td><td class="align_center">7.433</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Summary of average arithmetical deviation of roughness Sa (<i>μ</i>m) for surfaces being tested.</div>

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Table 2: Effect of Shot Peening on the Mechanical Properties and Cytotoxicity Behaviour of Titanium Implants Produced by 3D Printing Technology 