Medical & Dental

Technical and regulatory analysis of biomedical titanium materials, covering ASTM F136 / ISO 5832-3 Ti-6Al-4V ELI implant bar stock, ASTM F67 Grade 4 dental alloys, Swiss-lathe bone screw machining tolerances (ISO h6), and surface osseointegration treatments.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 29 Oct, 2026

ASTM F136 Ti-6Al-4V ELI Bar for Swiss CNC: Straightness and Tolerance Guide

Engineering guide on diameter tolerance, straightness, and chamfer specifications for ASTM F136 Ti-6Al-4V ELI bars used in Swiss-type CNC lathes.

Medical and Dental

Technical Explainer

By Jason/ On 02 Oct, 2026

A 20% to 45% Survival Change Does Not Prove Infection-Triggered Titanium Implant Efficacy

A flucloxacillin-loaded titanium coating improved larval survival, but pre-implant release and unmatched starting CFU prevent a clean efficacy claim.

Medical and Dental

Technical Explainer

By Jason/ On 29 Sep, 2026

FDA's Seven AM Ti-6Al-4V Models Are FEA Inputs, Not Device-Specific Design Allowables

FDA’s seven AM Ti-6Al-4V percentile models support FEA sensitivity analysis, but they do not replace device-specific material and fatigue evidence.

Medical and Dental

Technical Explainer

By Jason/ On 28 Sep, 2026

Titanium Abutment Cleaning: What a Four-Tool Disc Study Found

A 2019 disc study found different cleaning responses on titanium and zirconia. Compare four tools, surface marks and one-hour bacterial adhesion.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 27 Sep, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov Posts 12-Participant Protocol Comparing 3D-Printed and Milled Grade 5 Titanium Jaw Plates

ClinicalTrials.gov posts a 12-participant protocol comparing printed and milled Grade 5 titanium jaw plates; the registry currently posts no results.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 23 Sep, 2026

New Titanium Study Finds One Laser-Heat Route Gives Different Wettability on cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V

A new study found different contact-angle outcomes on cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V and limited its E. coli test to cp-Ti.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 14 Sep, 2026

New Femoral Fixation Study Adds a Load-Model Gate to Ti-6Al-4V Selection

A new paired FEA study shows how muscle-load assumptions change Ti-6Al-4V and SS 316 L stress and strain comparisons—and where selection evidence stops.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 06 Sep, 2026

Four Titanium Mandibular Designs Trade Off Modeled Implant and Bone Stress

A new four-design FEA study shows why titanium implant, fixation and bone endpoints must stay linked to model conditions before design release.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 05 Sep, 2026

New TC4 Forceps Study Makes Workflow Part of Instrument Evidence

A new animal study of reusable TC4 purse-string forceps shows why instrument qualification must connect alloy, motion, workflow and clinical limits.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 27 Aug, 2026

New Titanium Mesh Review Makes the Denominator Part of Device Evidence

A 2026 review shows how cohort overlap, denominator choice and sparse AM data limit complication claims for titanium mesh mandibular reconstruction.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 25 Aug, 2026

New Spine Review Shows Why a Titanium Cage Ranking Is Not a Release Decision

A new spine review shows why indirect comparisons and radiological endpoints cannot by themselves release a porous or titanium-coated cage.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 16 Aug, 2026

A Stronger Titanium-Base Bond Test Is Not Permission to Over-Blast

A 2026 in-vitro study raised Ti-base pull-off force with coarser blasting, but fit, contamination, warranty and clinical limits still govern release.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 12 Aug, 2026

New Ti-6Al-4V ELI Failure Study Shows Why Batch Compliance Can Miss a Local Fatigue Weakness

A 2026 failure study found a local compositional heterogeneity in ASTM F136-conforming Ti-6Al-4V ELI, separating batch compliance from fatigue assurance.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 11 Aug, 2026

New Titanium Scaffold Study Turns Biocompatibility Into a Cell-Crosstalk Question

A new in-vitro study shows why 3D-printed titanium scaffold review must track macrophage–progenitor signaling, not only isolated cell response.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 05 Aug, 2026

New Ti-19Nb Study Shows Why Low Modulus Is Not One Catalog Number

A new Ti-19Nb-0.6O study shows why initial and loading-stage modulus must be separated before a biomedical titanium result reaches an RFQ.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 27 Jul, 2026

ASTM F136-26 Makes Version Control Part of Medical Titanium Purchasing

ASTM F136-26 shows why medical titanium buyers must connect edition, product form, material condition, tests, downstream processing and device release.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 26 Jul, 2026

Walter Reed’s Titanium Plate Clearance Redraws the Medical Supply Chain

Walter Reed’s FDA-cleared cranial plate shows how point-of-care manufacturing changes design, QMS, material and device-record responsibilities.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 21 Jul, 2026

EU Implant Relief Changes the Review Sample, Not the Titanium Evidence

How new EU implant review relief changes sampling while titanium grades, routes, surfaces, variants and lot evidence still need controlled boundaries.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 14 Jun, 2026

Onkos' Titanium Implant Clearance Makes Coating Evidence Part of the Release File

Onkos' FDA-linked titanium implant update shows why coating claims require substrate, surface, packaging and change-control evidence.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 05 Jun, 2026

ROE's Passivity Plus: Why Dental Titanium Buyers Need a Passive-Fit Evidence File

ROE's Passivity Plus launch shows why dental titanium buyers need material, machining, fit, release and change-control evidence.

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 07 May, 2026

FDA Clearances Show Medical Titanium Is Becoming a Regulatory Evidence Chain

Two recent FDA 510(k) clearances — CG Bio's EASYMADE-TI patient-specific cranioplasty plate (April 9) and Chest Wall Innovations' PC Fix rib fixation system (April 24) — show medical titanium is…

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 30 Apr, 2026

Titanium Medical Implants, Spring 2026: Two FDA Clearances, a $7.72B Market, and the Real ISO 13485 Bottleneck

Between January and March 2026 the FDA cleared two 3D-printed titanium spinal implants back-to-back. The titanium dental implant market is now $7.72B with titanium running at 90.99% share. The market…

Medical and Dental

By Jason/ On 04 Apr, 2026

Smart Titanium Implants: Antibacterial Surfaces and 3D Printed Medical Devices

New titanium implant breakthroughs in 2026: HKU's 99.94% antibacterial surface, FDA-cleared 3D printed spinal cages, and what they mean for medical titanium supply.