Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys 2020
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Metals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 3401
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metallic biomaterials; biodegradable metals; biocorrosion; coating and surface modifications; additive manufacturing; bone tissue engineering; magneto-mechanical actuation; material–tissue interactions; porous materials; hydrogels; vascularization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For more than a hundred years, magnesium and its alloys were investigated extensively for a variety of biomedical applications, such as orthopedic implants, cardiovascular stents, and tissue engineering scaffolds. The potential of magnesium and its alloys as a temporary device material exceeds that of other materials due to their unique advantages in terms of biocompatibility and biodegradability. For bone fixation, magnesium is considered a preferable structural material due to its mechanical strength, which is relatively similar to the typical strength of bones and the fact that it stimulates bone growth. Nevertheless, experiments have clearly shown that the corrosion degradation rates of magnesium and its alloys are too high, which results in premature loss of structural integrity of the device and the formation of hydrogen gas bubbles that can cause separation of tissues and, in rare cases, gas embolism. Those problems limit the use of those alloys in practice. This Special Issue aims to present the latest innovative strategies to overcome the current limitations. Topics include, but are not limited to, the development of new alloys, structural and surface modifications for enhanced corrosion resistance, coatings, osseointegration, and in vitro and in vivo biological responses.
Dr. Galit Katarivas Levy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Mg and Mg-based alloys
- biocompatibility
- biodegradable
- bioabsorble
- corrosion resistance
- coatings
- surface modification
- mechanical properties
- wear resistance
- in vitro and in vivo response
