There is an increasing interest in the development of magnesium alloys both for industrial
and biomedical applications. Industrial interest in magnesium alloys is based on strong …

Biodegradable metals are breaking the current paradigm in biomaterial science to develop
only corrosion resistant metals. In particular, metals which consist of trace elements existing …

With attractive research and development of biomaterials, more and more opportunities
have been brought to the treatments of human tissue repairs. The implant is usually no need …

The aim of this work was to collect and compare data from different published reports which
focused on the description of the influence of different electrochemical setups for the …

Pure Mg boasting a relatively small corrosion rate is a potential biodegradable metal
material for implants. However, its degradation behavior in the complex physiological …

Mg–Li-based alloys were investigated for future cardiovascular stent application as they
possess excellent ductility. However, Mg–Li binary alloys exhibited reduced mechanical …

Magnesium-based biomaterials have been proposed as potential candidates for
biodegradable implant materials, such as bone screws, bone plates, intraluminal stents and …

High rates of degradation in corrosive media represent the Achilles heel of Mg alloys, which
hinders their applications in various areas, particularly in prosthetics. We present an …

Magnesium alloys are broadly used for structural applications in the aerospace and
automotive industries as well as in consumer electronics. While a high specific strength is …

Biodegradable magnesium alloys as new biomedical implant materials have been
extensively studied because of their notable biodegradability over traditional bio-inert …