The increasing need for joint replacement surgeries, musculoskeletal repairs, and
orthodontics worldwide prompts emerging technologies to evolve with healthcare's …

Human tissue is structured mainly of self-assembled polymers (proteins) and ceramics
(bone minerals), with metals present as trace elements with molecular scale functions …

This paper is aimed at reviewing the fundamental aspects and recent developments in
electropolishing process. The fundamental theories in the material removal mechanism of …

Superelastic nitinol is now a common and well-known engineering material in the medical
industry. While the greater flexibility of the alloy drives many of the applications, there are …

Nitinol (nickel–titanium) alloys exhibit a combination of properties which make these alloys
particularly suited for self-expanding stents. Some of these properties cannot be found in …

Nanostructuring of titanium-based implantable devices can provide them with superior
mechanical properties and enhanced biocompatibity. An overview of advanced fabrication …

The present review surveys studies on physical‐chemical properties and biological
response of living tissues to NiTi (Nitinol) carried out recently, aiming at an understanding of …

Nitinol, a group of nearly equiatomic shape memory and superelastic NiTi alloys, is being
extensively explored for medical applications. Release of Ni in the human body, a potential …

Metal ion release from metallic materials, eg stainless steel, cobalt–chromium alloy, titanium,
and titanium alloys, implanted into human body was reviewed in this paper. Surface oxide …

We report on the synthesis and electrochemical properties of oriented NiO-TiO2 nanotube
(NT) arrays as electrodes for supercapacitors. The morphology of the films prepared by …