Bone biomaterials play a vital role in bone repair by providing the necessary substrate for cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation and by modulating cell activity and function. In …
Magnesium and its alloys have gained significant popularity due to their light weight and their potential for use as bioresorbable materials. However, their application is limited in …
J Chen, L Tan, X Yu, IP Etim, M Ibrahim… - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnesium alloys as a class of biodegradable metals have great potential to be used as implant materials, which attract much attention. In this review, the mechanical properties of …
The combination of high strength, light weight, and natural biodegradability renders magnesium (Mg)-based alloys promising in orthopedic implants and cardiovascular stents …
Magnesium alloys are widely employed in various applications due to their high strength-to- weight ratio and superior mechanical properties as compared to unalloyed Magnesium …
A cardiovascular stent is a small mesh tube that expands a narrowed or blocked coronary artery. Unfortunately, current stents, regardless metallic or polymeric, still largely fall short to …
In recent years considerable attention has been attracted to magnesium because of its light weight, high specific strength, and ease of recycling. Because of the growing demand for …
U Riaz, I Shabib, W Haider - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Magnesium (Mg) has emerged as an ideal alternative to the permanent implant materials owing to its enhanced properties such as biodegradation, better mechanical strengths than …
Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys posse's great potential for the application of biodegradable medical implants. It is due to their unique properties like low density and elastic modulus …