Metallic Materials with Shape Memory for Biomechanical Applications
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 December 2021) | Viewed by 388
Special Issue Editor
Research Associate, Department of Naval Architecture, University of West Attica, Attica, Greece
Interests: shape memory alloys; biomechanics; biomaterials; intramedullary lengthening devices; computational modeling; numerical simulation; finite elements; material properties
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The new revolution in technology thrust, towards ‘smart’ systems with adaptive and intelligent functions and features, demands the increased use of actuators. But the result is an undesirable increase in weight, cost, volume and complexity of the related components. The development of smart applications must overcome technical/commercial restrictions and considerations, such as available space, operating conditions and of course development and operational cost. Shape Memory Alloys (SMA’s) consist a unique category of multifunctional materials that can be encountered in various forms, such as springs, beams and wires. SMA’s present a special behavior that is based on a shear dominant diffusion less solid-state transformation from a high symmetry parent phase to a lower symmetry one. The unique behavior of shape memory alloys renders them adequate for use as powerful solid-state actuators in applications where large shape changes are required. This behavior, joined with good corrosion, mechanical performance, biological and magnetic resonance compatibility, can clarify the large diffusion, of SMA in the production of biomechanical devices.
This Special Issue on “Metallic Materials with Shape Memory for Biomechanical Applications” intends to collect the last developments in the field, written by well-known researchers who have contributed significantly in the design of biomechanical devices, computational modeling, numerical simulation, material characterization and optimization of Shape Memory Alloys for Biomedical Applications.
Topics addressed in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:
- Design
- Computational modelling
- Numerical simulation
- Optimization
- Mechanical properties
- Thermomechanical formulation
- Applications
- Instruments
- Devices
Dr. Stavros Tsantzalis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Shape memory alloy(s)
- Shape memory materials
- Biomedical
- Robotics
- Ageing
- Residual strain
- Uniaxial models
- Self-heating
- FEM
- Devices
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