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• TITLE: Cell Proliferation Ability of Mouse Fibroblast-Like Cells and Osteoblast-Like Cells on a Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Film Produced by Selective Laser Melting

  AUTHORS: Mayu Kawase, Tatsuhide Hayashi, Masaki Asakura, Akimichi Mieki, Hironari Fuyamada, Masahiro Sassa, Shizuka Nakano, Masashi Hagiwara, Toru Shimizu, Tatsushi Kawai

  KEYWORDS: Selective Laser Melting (SLM), Ti-6Al-4V Film, Mouse Fibroblast-Like Cell, Mouse Osteoblast-Like Cell, Cell Compatibility

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.5 No.7, May 29, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Successful regeneration of tissues and organs relies on the application of suitable substrates or scaffolds in scaffold-based regenerative medicine. In this study, Ti-6Al-4V alloy films (Ti alloy film) were produced using a three-dimensional printing technique called Selective Laser Melting (SLM), which is one of the metal additive manufacturing techniques. The thickness of produced Ti alloy film was approximately 250 μm. The laser-irradiated surface of Ti alloy film had a relatively smooth yet porous surface. The non-irradiated surface was also porous but also retained a lot of partially melted Ti-6Al-4V powder. Cell proliferation ability of mouse fibroblast-like cells (L929 cells) and mouse osteoblast-like cells (MC3T3-E1 cells) on both the surfaces of Ti alloy film was examined using WST assay. Both L929 and MC3T3-E1 cells underwent cell proliferation during the culture period. These results indicate that selective laser melting is suitable for producing a cell-compatible Ti-6Al-4V alloy film for biomaterials applications.