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

The search for biodegradable metals with mechanical properties equal or higher to those of
currently used permanent biomaterials, such as stainless steels, cobalt chromium and …

To date, more than fifty articles have been published on the feasibility studies of zinc and its
alloys as biodegradable metals. These preliminary in vitro and in vivo studies showed …

According to market data, about 15% of world zinc consumption is devoted to the production
of zinc-base alloys that are used for manufacturing automotive parts, electronic/electrical …

In recent years, zinc, and its alloys, along with biodegradable metals made of Mg and Fe,
have been projected as potential replacements for biodegradable metals due to their better …

Zn-Cu-based alloys are an important alloy series and show promising application prospect
for biodegradable cardiovascular stents due to their excellent anti-self-aging property and …

The effect of different Al contents on the microstructure, hardness, tensile properties and
wear behavior of Zn-based alloys was examined. The alloys were prepared by conventional …

In-situ composites with clear advantages of a clean interface, adequate particle size, and
good interfacial bonding between the reinforcement and matrix play a lead role in choosing …

Zinc-based implants will be subjected to combination of physiological corrosive media and
stress during service in vivo. In this study, the mechanical and degradation behavior of Zn …

The biodegradable metals have great potential for the biomedical applications, which could
be gradually degraded, absorbed, or excreted in the human body, avoiding the removal …