Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Implants and Prosthetics
暫譯: 生物醫療植入物與義肢的增材製造

這本書解釋了增材製造（Additive Manufacturing, AM）在生物醫學植入物和義肢印刷中的應用。它詳細說明了生物醫學植入物和義肢印刷的基本知識，包括必要性、印刷過程、材料和標準，接著討論相關技術、設計與優化以及後處理。書中還強調了生物醫學植入物的病人反應和風險，包括未來的發展範疇。此外，書中也涵蓋了在植入物的增材製造和過程優化中的可持續性和環境問題。

書籍亮點：
- 提供與生物植入物和義肢的增材製造（AM）相關內容的廣泛覆蓋
- 詳細說明製造植入物的細節、特性和功能，以及它們的測試和特徵化
- 討論環境問題和優化
- 涵蓋增材製造在生物醫學產業中的經濟影響
- 包含專門章節探討工業4.0的介入和可持續性

這本書的目標讀者是生物工程、材料科學、植入物設計和製造的研究生和研究人員。

Pawan Kumar Rakesh is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand in Srinagar, Garhwal, India. He has previously served as the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2013-2016) and as Associate Dean (Faculty Welfare) from 2016 to 2020. During his tenure at this growing institution, he has gained extensive experience in lab development, academic structuring, and student welfare. Since 2018, he has also been the coordinator of the Design Innovation Center at NIT Uttarakhand. Dr. Rakesh has authored 90 articles published in esteemed international and national journals and conferences. Additionally, he has edited six books.

Rakesh has supervised four PhD and six MTech students and was honored with the Best Faculty Award in 2023.

Pravin Kumar is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. Previously, he worked at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India as a Postdoctoral Researcher. He holds a PhD in Additive Manufacturing from the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, where he has developed theoretical modes to predict the dimensional accuracy and surface roughness of the metallic parts manufactured by Micro-Plasma Transferred Arc Additive Manufacturing. He received his M.Tech in the specialization of Manufacturing Technology from National Institute of Technology Agartala and his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University. He has an excellent publication record of his work which includes the formulation of analytical models, investigation of dimensional and geometrical tolerances, surface roughness, high-temperature oxidation behaviour, and post-processing of AM parts. His research interests include metal additive manufacturing, directed energy deposition, wire and arc additive manufacturing, and non-conventional machining processes.

Pawan Kumar Rakesh 是印度烏塔拉坎德國立技術學院（National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand）機械工程系的助理教授。他曾於2013年至2016年擔任機械工程系主任，並於2016年至2020年擔任副院長（教職員福利）。在這所不斷發展的機構任職期間，他在實驗室發展、學術結構和學生福利方面積累了豐富的經驗。自2018年以來，他還擔任NIT Uttarakhand設計創新中心的協調員。Rakesh博士已發表90篇文章於國際和國內的知名期刊及會議。此外，他還編輯了六本書籍。

Rakesh已指導四名博士生和六名碩士生，並於2023年獲得最佳教職員獎。

Pravin Kumar 是中國深圳南方科技大學（Southern University of Science and Technology）機械與能源工程系的博士後研究員。此前，他在印度孟買印度理工學院（Indian Institute of Technology Bombay）擔任博士後研究員。他擁有印度印多爾印度理工學院的增材製造（Additive Manufacturing）博士學位，並在該校開發了理論模型，以預測由微等離子轉移弧增材製造技術製造的金屬部件的尺寸精度和表面粗糙度。他在阿格爾塔拉國立技術學院（National Institute of Technology Agartala）獲得製造技術（Manufacturing Technology）碩士學位，並在北方邦技術大學（Uttar Pradesh Technical University）獲得機械工程（Mechanical Engineering）學士學位。他的研究成果發表紀錄優秀，包括分析模型的建立、尺寸和幾何公差的研究、表面粗糙度、高溫氧化行為及增材製造部件的後處理等。他的研究興趣包括金屬增材製造、定向能量沉積、焊絲和弧增材製造以及非常規加工工藝。