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

Recently, zinc and its alloys have been proposed as promising candidates for
biodegradable metals (BMs), owning to their preferable corrosion behavior and acceptable …

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

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 …

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

In this work, the effects of Mg content on the microstructure evolution, mechanical properties,
and corrosion behavior of as-cast Zn-xMg (x= 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 3.0, wt.%) binary …

Alloying combined with plastic deformation processing is widely used to improve
mechanical properties of pure Zn. As-cast Zn and its alloys are brittle. Beside plastic …

Infection remains the devastating complications associated with surgical fixation of bones
fractured during trauma. In this study, we report a low-alloyed Zn-Mg-Ag that simultaneously …

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 …

Although Zn-based alloys exhibit great potential as biodegradable implants due to their
moderate degradation rate and acceptable biocompatibility, the mechanical property is …