Surface finish is an essential factor in determining product sustainability and functionality.
Most methods have been developed that can be utilized to manufacture optical, mechanical …

Polylactic Acid (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer gaining popularity as a replacement for
conventional plastics in different industrial sectors. However, PLA has inherent limitations …

Since the da Vinci surgical system was approved by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) in 2000, the development and deployment of various robot-assisted minimally …

Mg-based and Zn-based biodegradable materials have the potential to become the next-
generation implant materials to treat bone diseases, because of their desired degradation …

Zn-based biodegradable alloys or composites have the potential to be developed to next-
generation orthopedic implants as alternatives to conventional implants to avoid revision …

The advent of additive manufacturing has ushered in an era of customized bone scaffolds
tailored to a patient's unique physiological condition. These personalized scaffolds not only …

Magnesium (Mg) alloys are among the promising materials suitable for biodegradable
orthopaedic applications. The incorporation of hydroxyapatite (HA) can help in tailoring the …

Biodegradable Zn-based alloys hold great promise for biomedical implant applications, with
the Zn-Ag-Cu alloy being particularly intriguing due to the additional antibacterial and …

Abstracts The influence of Zn and Ca contents with the same Zn/Ca atomic ratio of 0.1 on the
microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Mg-xCa-yZn (MCZ) alloy …

Zn-Fe alloys have been extensively investigated in this study with a view to their application
as biodegradable bone implants. Biogenic element zinc is a very appropriate metal because …