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TABLE 6.

The commonly used manufacturing methods for producing the scaffolds.

Manufacturing method	Advantages and disadvantages	References
Selective laser sintering	Advantages: Easy to incorporate multiple materials, no support structure	Madrid et al., 2019, Williams et al. (2005)
Selective laser sintering	Disadvantages: Relatively low densification and poor mechanical properties	Madrid et al., 2019, Williams et al. (2005)
Selective laser melting	Advantages: Completely melt the powder, no support structure	Weißmann et al. (2016)
Selective laser melting	Disadvantages: high power consumed, long processing time	Weißmann et al. (2016)
Electron beam melting	Advantages: Be able to process metals with an extreme high melting point	Ataee et al. (2018)
Electron beam melting	Disadvantages: Limited to handling conductive metal materials	Ataee et al. (2018)
Binder jetting	Advantages: High efficiency, no residual stress	Vangapally et al. (2017)
Binder jetting	Disadvantages: Low mechanical properties	Vangapally et al. (2017)