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

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 …

The search for biodegradable metals with mechanical properties equal or higher to those of
currently used permanent biomaterials, such as stainless steels, cobalt chromium and …

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 …

With a suitable degradation rate, fully bioresorbable degradation products, and excellent
biocompatibility, Zn and its alloys are regarded as the most promising biodegradable …

To date, more than fifty articles have been published on the feasibility studies of zinc and its
alloys as biodegradable metals. These preliminary in vitro and in vivo studies showed …

Zinc based biodegradable metals (BMs) show great potential to be used in various
biomedical applications, owing to their superior biodegradability and biocompatibility. Some …

The need for the development of load-bearing, absorbable wound closure devices is driving
the research for novel materials that possess both good biodegradability and superior …

High alloying elements effectively strengthen zinc alloys, but these elements also usually
decrease the ductility and corrosion resistance of such alloys. In the present study, energy …

Zinc (Zn) and its alloys are currently regarded as one of the promising families of
biodegradable metals for implant applications owing to their suitable biodegradability and …