Smart biomaterials can sense and react to physiological or external environmental stimuli
(eg, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or magnetic signals). The last decades have seen …

Conventional metal matrix composites (MMCs) with particles, whiskers, and fibers as
reinforcements have been developed primarily for structural applications. Despite their long …

Due to various concerns about the use of metal-on-metal that is detrimental to users, the use
of metal as acetabular cup material was later changed to ultra high molecular weight …

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 …

Because of their excellent biologically active qualities, bioactive glasses (BGs) have been
extensively used in the biomedical domain, leading to better tissue–implant interactions and …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the recently studied research areas, due to its ability to
eliminate different subtractive manufacturing limitations, such as difficultly in fabricating …

In orthodontic treatment, orthodontic appliances are prone to bacterial infections, which pose
a risk to oral health. Surface modification of orthodontic appliances has been explored to …

In recent decades, we have witnessed radical changes in the use of permanent
biomaterials. The intrinsic ability of magnesium (Mg) and its alloys to degrade without …

Every year, many people suffer from bone fractures because of accidents or diseases.
Majority of these fractures are too complicated to be treated with conventional medicine and …

Tribo-electrochemical behavior in physiological solution of two β-type (100-x)(Ti-45Nb)-xGa
(x= 4, 8 wt%) alloys, alongside β-Ti-45Nb and medical grade Ti-6Al-4V ELI, was …