Immune response differences in degradable and non-degradable alloy implants

T Khodaei, E Schmitzer, AP Suresh, AP Acharya - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alloy based implants have made a great impact in the clinic and in preclinical research.
Immune responses are one of the major causes of failure of these implants in the clinic …

Immunomodulatory zinc-based materials for tissue regeneration

X Pan, M Ou, Y Lu, Q Nie, X Dai, O Liu - Biomaterials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn)-based materials have contributed greatly to the rapid advancements in tissue
engineering. The qualities they possess that make them so beneficial include their excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of reaction time on the microstructure and properties of in-situ hopeite chemical conversion coatings formed by self-corrosion on zinc alloy

C Du, K Zuo, X Wang, S Huang, B Liu, G Xiao… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) and its alloys are considered as promising biodegradable metals due to its suitable
degradability and important physiological functions. However, in the process of degradation …

The growth and corrosion mechanism of Zn-based coating on AZ31 magnesium alloys by novel hot-dip process

C Hu, Q Le, X Zhou, C Cheng, R Guo, X Li, D Li… - Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
A Zn-based coating with excellent corrosion resistance was prepared on the surface of AZ31
magnesium alloy by novel hot-dip process. The microstructure, growth process and …

Biodegradable implant application: Electrodeposition of HA/TiO2/ZrO2 coating onto Zn-composite substrates

N Anand, N Mehrotra, K Pal - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zinc has currently emerged as a promising biodegradable metal due to its good
biocompatible property and promising degradation behaviour. Additionally, inadequate …

Development, processing and aging of novel Zn-Ag-Cu based biodegradable alloys

A Heiss, VS Thatikonda, A Richter, LY Schmitt, D Park… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of biodegradable materials for implants is a promising strategy to overcome known
long-term clinical complications related to permanent implants. Ideally, biodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] A biodegradable Zn–Se alloy with potent osteogenicity, antibacterial ability, and antitumor efficacy for bone-implant applications

M Zhang, S Lin, Y Dai, Y Li, D Zhang, C Wen - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Biodegradable zinc-selenium (Zn-Se) alloys are expected to become a competitive
material for implantation into hard tissues due to the antitumor function of Se in cancer …

Effect of TiC Nanoparticles on a Zn-Al-Cu System for Biodegradable Cardiovascular Stent Applications

Y Zeng, N Murali, CW See, J Liu, Y Chi… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Despite being a weaker metal, zinc has become an increasingly popular candidate for
biodegradable implant applications due to its suitable corrosion rate and biocompatibility …

Methods for improving the properties of zinc for the application of biodegradable vascular stents

S Chen, T Du, H Zhang, J Qi, Y Zhang, Y Mu… - Biomaterials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable stents can support vessels for an extended period, maintain vascular
patency, and progressively degrade once vascular remodeling is completed, thereby …

Enhanced strength, cytocompatibility, and corrosion resistance of biodegradable Zn-1.5 Mg-0.5 HA-xMn (x= 1 and 1.5 wt%) composites for bone implant applications

N Anand, N Mehrotra, K Pal - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024 - Elsevier
Zn, a biodegradable metal, exhibits immense capability as a bioresorbable implant material
because of its remarkable biocompatibility and stronger corrosion resistance than Mg …