Recent advances on the development of magnesium alloys for biodegradable implants

Y Chen, Z Xu, C Smith, J Sankar - Acta biomaterialia, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, much progress has been made on the development of biodegradable
magnesium alloys as “smart” implants in cardiovascular and orthopedic applications. Mg …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of biodegradable polymer vascular stents: a review

W Hua, W Shi, K Mitchell, L Raymond, R Coulter… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymer vascular stents (BPVSs) have been widely used in percutaneous
coronary interventions for the treatment of coronary artery diseases. The development of …

Evolution of the degradation mechanism of pure zinc stent in the one-year study of rabbit abdominal aorta model

H Yang, C Wang, C Liu, H Chen, Y Wu, J Han, Z Jia… - Biomaterials, 2017‏ - Elsevier
In the present study, pure zinc stents were implanted into the abdominal aorta of rabbits for
12 months. Multiscale analysis including micro-CT, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) …

[PDF][PDF] Zinc exhibits ideal physiological corrosion behavior for bioabsorbable stents.

PK Bowen, J Drelich, J Goldman - 2013‏ - academia.edu
Accepted to 1 DOI: (Published online March 14th, 2013) 10.1002/adma. 201300226 Zinc
Exhibits Ideal Physiological Corrosion Behav Page 1 Accepted to 1 DOI: (Published online …

Evolution of metallic cardiovascular stent materials: a comparative study among stainless steel, magnesium and zinc

J Fu, Y Su, YX Qin, Y Zheng, Y Wang, D Zhu - Biomaterials, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A cardiovascular stent is a small mesh tube that expands a narrowed or blocked coronary
artery. Unfortunately, current stents, regardless metallic or polymeric, still largely fall short to …

Mechanical strength, biodegradation, and in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility of Zn biomaterials

D Zhu, I Cockerill, Y Su, Z Zhang, J Fu… - … applied materials & …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Zn-based biomaterials have emerged as promising new types of bioresorbable metallics
applicable to orthopedic devices, cardiovascular stents, and other medical applications …

Microstructure, mechanical properties and in vitro degradation behavior of novel Zn-Cu-Fe alloys

R Yue, H Huang, G Ke, H Zhang, J Pei, G Xue… - Materials …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Zn and Zn-based alloys as biodegradable material have drawn more and more attention in
recent years due to their good mechanical properties, lower degradation rate than Mg and …

In vitro evaluation of the feasibility of commercial Zn alloys as biodegradable metals

C Wang, HT Yang, X Li, YF Zheng - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
In this work, three widely used commercial Zn alloys (ZA4-1, ZA4-3, ZA6-1) were purchased
and prepared by hot extrusion at 200° C. The microstructure, mechanical properties …

The suitability of Zn–1.3% Fe alloy as a biodegradable implant material

A Kafri, S Ovadia, J Goldman, J Drelich, E Aghion - Metals, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Efforts to develop metallic zinc for biodegradable implants have significantly advanced
following an earlier focus on magnesium (Mg) and iron (Fe). Mg and Fe base alloys …

Advances and challenges of biodegradable implant materials with a focus on magnesium-alloys and bacterial infections

MI Rahim, S Ullah, PP Mueller - Metals, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Medical implants made of biodegradable materials could be advantageous for temporary
applications, such as mechanical support during bone-healing or as vascular stents to keep …