The growing interest in multi-functional metallic biomaterials for bone substitutes challenges
the current additive manufacturing (AM,= 3D printing) technologies. It is foreseeable that …

Degradable metallic biomaterials represent a new concept of bioactive biomaterials used for
implants with temporary function. They should support the tissue healing process for a …

Extrusion-based 3D printing followed by debinding and sintering is a powerful approach that
allows for the fabrication of porous scaffolds from materials (or material combinations) that …

Biodegradable metals have gained vast attention as befitting candidates for developing
degradable metallic implants. Such implants are primarily employed for temporary …

Iron, while attracting less attention than magnesium and zinc, is still one of the best
candidates for biodegradable metal stents thanks its biocompatibility, great elastic moduli …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have a wide range of potential novel medical applications due
to their superelastic properties and ability to restore and retain a 'memorised'shape …

Additively manufactured biodegradable porous iron has been only very recently
demonstrated. Two major limitations of such a biomaterial are very low biodegradability and …

The movement towards the commercialization of biodegradable Fe has been hampered by
the perceived slow degradation rate of the metal in physiological environments. The …

In recent years, biodegradable metallic materials, such as Mg-, Fe-, Zn-and W-based
materials, have been the focus of many studies. As one of the two most studied types of …

Iron (Fe)-based implants have been intensively studied in the last few years offering high
initial mechanical properties and good ductility, formability, and fatigue strength …