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 …

During the last decade, translational research on biodegradable metallic materials has
shown the feasibility of these novel materials for use in the fields of cardiology and …

The growing interest in multi-functional metallic biomaterials for bone substitutes challenges
the current additive manufacturing (AM,= 3D printing) technologies. It is foreseeable that …

Absorbable metals, metals that corrode in physiological environment, constitute a new class
of biomaterials intended for temporary medical implant applications. The introduction of …

Biodegradable metals, such as Mg and Mg alloys, Fe and Fe alloys, and Zn and Zn alloys,
are drawing increased attention as bone implant materials owing to their biodegradability …

Degradable metallic biomaterials represent a new concept of bioactive biomaterials used for
implants with temporary function. They should support the tissue healing process for a …

Summary Background/Objective Hydrogen gas cavity is formed during in vivo degradation of
magnesium implants. In many studies, the gas cavity is mostly punctured out …

Advanced additive manufacturing techniques have been recently used to tackle the two
fundamental challenges of biodegradable Fe-based bone-substituting materials, namely low …

The challenges in bone tumor therapy are how to repair the large bone defects induced by
surgery and kill all possible residual tumor cells. Compared to cancellous bone defect …

Biodegradable metals have gained vast attention as befitting candidates for develo**
degradable metallic implants. Such implants are primarily employed for temporary …