Implant in ection is a serious complication resulting in pain, mortality, prolonged recovery, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Reducing the risk-o -in ection associated with tissue implants require imminent attention, where pure silver (Ag) o ers enormous potential. However, the printability, mechanical per ormance nor microbial resistance o additively manu actured (AM) pure Ag is unavailable in literature. This is critical as Ag is thought to play a vital role in the development o AM patient-speci ic in ection resistant implants in the decade to come. The study there ore additively manu actured 99.9% pure-Ag through selective laser melting (SLM) and systematically investigates its mechanical per ormance. The validated SLM process parameters were then used to conceive two ully porous bone sca old each at approximately 68 and 90% (wt.) porosity. While the study brings to attention the potential de ects in SLM pure-Ag through X-ray nanotomography (Xray nCT), the mechanical properties o porous Ag sca olds were ound to be similar to cancellous bone. The study achieved the highest SLM pure-Ag density o 97% with Young's modulus (E), elastic limit ( ), yield strength ( ), ultimate strength ) and ultimate strain ) in the range o 15. MPa and 0.07-0.10 respectively. The antimicrobial e icacy o printed silver was tested against the common implant in ection-causing Staphylococcus aureus and led to 90% and 99.9% kill in 4 and 14 hours respectively.The study, there ore, is a irst step towards achieving a new generation Ag-based AM in ection resistant porous implants.