Manufacture, Mechanical Properties and Metallurgy of Metallic Biomaterials
This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Metals".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to publish original papers related to the manufacture, mechanical properties, and metallurgy of metallic biomaterials. Metallic biomaterials have been successfully used since the last century, with a great impact on millions of people around the world. There are many applications in orthopedic (bone plates, screws, and hip and knee artificial joints), dentistry (dental implants, bridges, dentures, etc.), cardiology (blood vessels fixation devices, vascular stents, catheter guide wires, artificial heart valves, and pacemakers), and other applications like surgical kits or metallic devices that interact with human soft tissues.
Examples of relevant topics include the following:
- Manufacturing processes: machining, forming, casting, and additive manufacturing, as well as other manufacturing process including engineered surface (PVD, CVD, etc.), and surface and finishing treatment processes, in order to obtain functionalized properties including osseointegration and antibacterial improvements. Clinical cases about the metallic prosthetic devices’ behavior and its relation to the design, material structure, and manufacturing process.
- Mechanical properties related to specific manufacturing parameters and processes. Design of prosthetic devices, including computer simulation and experimental validation. The study of the tribological and fatigue properties of metallic biomaterials used in prosthetic implants and devices for total and partial joints, as well as novel techniques to evaluate mechanical properties.
- Metallurgy of alloys employed for biomedical applications, including the design of alloys, heat treatments, thermochemical surface treatments, and assessment of its properties, including resistance corrosion. Characterization studies using different laboratory techniques and failure analysis of retrieval prosthetic metallic devices are included.
Prof. Dr. Marco A. L. Hernandez-Rodriguez
Guest Editor
Keywords
- metallic biomaterials
- biometals
- prosthetic devices
- metallurgy
- mechanical properties
- biotribology
- total joints replacements
- bone plates
- dental implants
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Published Papers
Metals - ISSN 2075-4701