Metals in medical applications

Recent developments in metallic biomaterials fall into four major categories: firstly, surface modification to enhance cell-surface interactions and biological adaptation, including morphological and chemical modification strategies; secondly, breakdown of metals, including mechanisms of corrosion a...

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Published in:Current opinion in solid state & materials science 1998-06, Vol.3 (3), p.309-316
Main Author: Kohn, David H
Format: Article
Language:English
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PE polyethylene SMA shape memory alloy
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Summary:Recent developments in metallic biomaterials fall into four major categories: firstly, surface modification to enhance cell-surface interactions and biological adaptation, including morphological and chemical modification strategies; secondly, breakdown of metals, including mechanisms of corrosion and wear as well as strategies to improve corrosion and wear resistance; thirdly, biological response to metals at the cell and molecular levels; and fourthly, new alloys and designs.
ISSN:1359-0286
DOI:10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80107-1