In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

Biodegradable metals (BMs) gradually degrade in vivo by releasing corrosion products once
exposed to the physiological environment in the body. Complete dissolution of …

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has led to an evolution in the design and fabrication of
hard tissue substitutes, enabling personalized implants to address each patient's specific …

Zinc has been identified as one of the most promising biodegradable metals along with
magnesium and iron. Zinc appears to address some of the core engineering problems …

Implantation of cardiovascular stents is an important therapeutic method to treat coronary
artery diseases. Bare-metal and drug-eluting stents show promising clinical outcomes …

3D printing technologies enable medicine customization adapted to patients' needs. There
are several 3D printing techniques available, but majority of dosage forms and medical …

Absorbable metals have the potential to serve as the next generation of temporary medical
implant devices by safely dissolving in the human body upon vascular tissue healing and …

Meta-biomaterials are designer biomaterials with extraordinary characteristics that originate
from their geometrical designs. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a perfect fabrication route for …

With the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM), customized vascular stents can now
be fabricated to fit the curvatures and sizes of a narrowed or blocked blood vessel, thereby …

This review covers several aspects of the rapid development of magnesium (Mg) alloys from
the owned properties and corrosion mechanism to the effect of optimization of mechanical …