Reprint

Failure Analysis of Biometals

Edited by
July 2020
170 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03936-499-2 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-03936-500-5 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Failure Analysis of Biometals that was published in

Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Summary
Metallic biomaterials (biometals) are widely used for the manufacture of medical implants, ranging from load-bearing orthopaedic prostheses to dental and cardiovascular implants, because of their favourable combination of properties, including high strength, fracture toughness, biocompatibility, and wear and corrosion resistance. Owing to the significant consequences of implant material failure/degradation, in terms of both personal and financial burden, failure analysis of biometals has always been of paramount importance in order to understand the failure mechanisms and implement suitable solutions with the aim to improve the longevity of implants in the body. Failure Analysis of Biometals presents some of the latest developments and findings in this area. This includes a great range of common metallic biomaterials (Ti alloys, CoCrMo alloys, Mg alloys, and NiTi alloys) and their associated failure mechanisms (corrosion, fatigue, fracture, and fretting wear) that commonly occur in medical implants and surgical instruments.
Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
cyclic; fatigue; gold; next; ProTaper; universal; Nitinol alloys; additive manufacturing; selective laser melting; in vitro corrosion; porous structures; bone implants; pantalar; arthrodesis; failure modes; fracture surface; corrosion; scratching; locking plate; fracture; finite element; implant; cortical screw; locking screw; corrosion; metallic implants; taper junction; regression; total hip arthroplasty; fretting wear; CoCrMo alloys; assembly force; material loss; modular hip implants; finite element; 3D printing; additive manufacturing; orthopaedic implants; total hip arthroplasty; acetabular cups; Mg-Ca-Zr; mechanical properties; erosion; corrosion; low modulus titanium alloys; corrosion; medical implants; young’s modulus; Nitinol; additive manufacturing; patient specific implant; bone fixation plate; porous structure; stiffness-modulation; n/a

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