Biomedical Applications of NiTi Alloys
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 365
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
NiTi for biomedical applications have been widely used since the last 40 years especially for their unique properties. Different applications are now present in the market as maxillofacial and dental implants, stents, bone fracture fixation, orthodontic wires and artificial muscles among others.
This issue will discuss how the processing technologies can modify the surface and then the biomedical response of the alloy. Different technologies as:
- Additive manufacturing
- Selective laser melting (SLM)
- Anodization
- Nanotechnology
- Surface treatments
- Oxidation
- Ionic implantation
are new approaches to improve the biocompatibility of NiTi alloys.
How these processing technologies will affect the biocompatibility of the alloy is also discussed through in vitro an in vivo assays for cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and tissue ingrowth. The last strategies to improve surface functionalization of NiTi implants are collected.
Prof. Dr. Javier Fernandez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- NiTi
- biocompatibility
- surface treatments
- cellular interaction
- electrochemical treatment
