Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Implants and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

A range of materials may be used in the human body including metals, ceramics, and polymers. Among them, titanium alloys have received significant interest leading to widespread successful adoption in the biomedical field due to their unique combination of outstanding properties. Over the past decades, a large amount of research has focused on various aspects of titanium alloys leading to the design, production, and commercialization of a series of alloys specifically tailored to biomedical applications. Despite the outstanding properties afforded by current titanium alloys, there is a need to continue to enhance their performance through developing further understanding of important aspects of their processing and structure. This is necessary to enhance performance and reliability of titanium implants and devices and, consequently, improve patient health outcomes and reduce the need for painful and costly revisionary surgery. This Special Issue seeks to collect expert views and article contributions on various aspects of a wide range of titanium alloys to highlight challenges and recent advances relevant to the biomedical area. This issue is dedicated to all aspects of titanium biomedical alloys which include, but are not limited to:

• New alloy design
• Chemical, physical, and toxicological properties
• Microstructures, phase analysis, and mechanical properties
• Mechanical behavior, damage, and failure
• Simulation and modeling techniques
• Corrosion and tribology properties
• Net shape and additive manufacturing
• Surface functionalization and modification
• Biological tests
• Porous and complex hierarchical structures

This Special Issue looks forward to receiving submissions in any form, including review articles, regular research articles, and short communications. Both experimental and theoretical studies are of interest.

Kind regards,

Dr. Hooyar Attar
Dr. Damon Kent
Guest Editors

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