In biomedical applications, the conventionally used metallic materials, including stainless
steel, Co-based alloys and Ti alloys, often times exhibit unsatisfactory results such as stress …

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 …

Magnesium (Mg) has emerged as an ideal alternative to the permanent implant materials
owing to its enhanced properties such as biodegradation, better mechanical strengths than …

A phase-field model is developed to simulate the corrosion of Mg alloys in body fluids. The
model incorporates both Mg dissolution and the transport of Mg ions in solution, naturally …

This book provides a comprehensive review of the biomedical applications of biodegradable
magnesium and its alloys. It discusses the basic concepts of biodegradation mechanisms as …

Biodegradable metals have been under significant research as promising alternatives to the
currently in-use nonbiodegradable materials in the field of supportive medical implants. In …

The field of percutaneous coronary intervention has witnessed many progressions over the
last few decades, more recently with the advancement of fully degradable bioabsorbable …

This study presents a computational framework that investigates the effect of localised
surface-based corrosion on the mechanical performance of a magnesium-based alloy. A …

Absorbable metallic stents (AMSs) are a newly emerging cardiovascular technology which
has the potential to eliminate long-term patient health risks associated with conventional …

Magnesium alloy stents have been extensively studied in the field of biodegradable metal
stents due to their exceptional biocompatibility, biodegradability and excellent …