Biomaterials as implants in the orthopedic field for regenerative medicine: metal versus synthetic polymers

FD Al-Shalawi, AH Mohamed Ariff, DW Jung… - Polymers, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Patients suffering bone fractures in different parts of the body require implants that will
enable similar function to that of the natural bone that they are replacing. Joint diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the development of biodegradable coronary stents: A translational perspective

J Zong, Q He, Y Liu, M Qiu, J Wu, B Hu - Materials Today Bio, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Implantation of cardiovascular stents is an important therapeutic method to treat coronary
artery diseases. Bare-metal and drug-eluting stents show promising clinical outcomes …

Metallic materials for bone repair

L Fan, S Chen, M Yang, Y Liu… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Repair of large bone defects caused by trauma or disease poses significant clinical
challenges. Extensive research has focused on metallic materials for bone repair because of …

Fundamental theory of biodegradable metals—definition, criteria, and design

Y Liu, Y Zheng, XH Chen, JA Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Until now there has been no fundamental theory applicable for biodegradable metals (BMs).
First, this paper optimizes the definition of BMs given in 2014. Second, the dual criteria of …

[HTML][HTML] Selecting medium for corrosion testing of bioabsorbable magnesium and other metals–a critical review

D Mei, SV Lamaka, X Lu, ML Zheludkevich - Corrosion science, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Corrosion testing of bioabsorbable metallic materials is important at material selection stage
and for understanding their degradation mechanisms. A large variety of different corrosive …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional printing of metals for biomedical applications

J Ni, H Ling, S Zhang, Z Wang, Z Peng, C Benyshek… - Materials Today Bio, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has received great attention in the past
decades in both academia and industry because of its advantages such as customized …

Biodegradable metals for cardiovascular stents: from clinical concerns to recent Zn‐Alloys

PK Bowen, ER Shearier, S Zhao… - Advanced …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Metallic stents are used to promote revascularization and maintain patency of plaqued or
damaged arteries following balloon angioplasty. To mitigate the long‐term side effects …

Biodegradable metals

YF Zheng, XN Gu, F Witte - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2014‏ - Elsevier
After decades of develo** strategies to minimize the corrosion of metallic biomaterials,
there is now an increasing interest to use corrodible metals in a number of medical device …

Biodegradable bone implants in orthopedic applications: a review

G Chandra, A Pandey - Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A biologically-validated biodegradable material must comfortably stay in the physiological
environment it is placed in, before finally disappearing over the intended period of time with …

Development of biodegradable Zn-1X binary alloys with nutrient alloying elements Mg, Ca and Sr

HF Li, XH **e, YF Zheng, Y Cong, FY Zhou, KJ Qiu… - Scientific reports, 2015‏ - nature.com
Biodegradable metals have attracted considerable attentions in recent years. Besides the
early launched biodegradable Mg and Fe metals, Zn, an essential element with osteogenic …