The corrosive titanium products in peri-implant tissues are a potential risk factor for peri-implantitis. There is very limited information available on the effect of the corrosion and wear products on the dental implant corrosion. Therefore, we dete...
Magnesium (Mg) alloys have received increasing interest in the past two decades as biomaterials due to their excellent biological compatibility. However, the corrosion resistance of Mg alloys is relativity low which limits their usage in degradable i...
Metals subjected to the oral environment are prone to corrosion over time and this can be harmful. Metallic restoration components such as dental subgingival implant abutments are exposed to pH changes and different ions while in contact with saliva....
The corrosion behaviour of new generation titanium alloys (β-type with low modulus) for medical implant applications is of paramount importance due to their possible detrimental effects in the human body such as release of toxic metal ions and c...
Biodegradable implants as bone fixations may present a safe alternative to traditional permanent implants, reducing the risk of infections, promoting bone healing, and eliminating the need for removal surgeries. Structural integrity is an important c...
The improved peri-implant bone response demonstrated when utilizing the platform-switching concept may result from the reduced levels of metal ions released from implant–abutment surfaces to the surrounding tissues. These corrosion products may...
Magnesium (Mg) alloys are attracting increasing interest as the most suitable metallic materials for construction of biodegradable and bio-absorbable temporary implants. However, Mg-alloys can suffer premature and catastrophic fracture under the syne...
The paper presents the results of in vitro studies of fretting and fretting corrosion processes of Ti6Al4V implant alloy in the environment of natural saliva and self-made mucin-based artificial saliva solutions. The study was performed on a speciall...
Fretting corrosion is a known failure mechanism of total hip replacement (THR) that can lead to revision surgery. Implant retrieval studies have thoroughly documented the occurrence of fretting corrosion in THR implants and its correlation with impla...
Magnesium (Mg) has good biocompatibility, making it suitable as an implant material. However, Mg has a high corrosion rate because of the reaction between magnesium implants and fluids in the human body. To lower the corrosion rate of magnesium alloy...
In this paper, the applicability of Ti6Al7Nb as a more biocompatible alternative for bone and dental implants than Ti6Al4V and pure titanium in terms of corrosion resistance and electrochemical inertness is investigated. The chemical inertness and co...
The main aim of this work was to perform a comprehensive review of findings reported by previous studies on the corrosion of titanium dental implants and consequent clinical detrimental effects to the patients. Most studies were performed by in vitro...
Titanium is the ideal material for fabricating dental implants with favorable biocompatibility and biomechanics. However, the chemical corrosions arising from interaction with the surrounding tissues and fluids in oral cavity can challenge the integr...
In this work, the corrosion resistance of AISI 321 stainless steel is increased through. the two-stage implantation of oxygen ions and of both aluminum and boron ions together. During ion implantation, a modified layer with a thickness of about 200 n...
One of the strategies for the fight against peri-implantitis is the fabrication of titanium dental implants with the part close to the neck without roughness. It is well known that roughness favors osseointegration but hinders the formation of biofil...
Ti alloys are prone to corrosion and wear due to the hostile environment in bodily fluids, but the Ti-45Nb alloy is considered to be a promising titanium alloy with excellent biocompatibility and resistance to physiological corrosion. In this study,...
Corrosion of taper connections in total hip arthroplasty remains of concern, as particles and ions generated by corrosive processes can cause clinical problems such as periprosthetic osteolysis or adverse reaction to metallic debris. Mechanical surfa...
In current modern medicine, biodegradable metal implants are still considered a work-in-progress between the collaborations of both scientists and engineers. As of now, one of the obstacles to this development is monitoring the corrosion rate of the...
Implantoplasty (IP) is used in dental implants with peri-implantitis and aims to remove threads and polish rough surfaces in order to prevent bacterial colonization. As a result of this procedure, implant strength might be compromised. We tested 20 t...
Enhanced in vitro corrosion resistance, cytocompatibility, in vitro antibacterial activities, in vivo antibacterial activities, in vivo corrosion resistance and in vivo stimulation of bone formation on plasma-modified biodegradable Mg and its alloys...
Harmful lesions occur in the body around multielement stabilisers made of AISI 316 LVM (Low Vacuum Melted) steel, caused by products of pitting, fretting or crevice corrosion. Preventing the effect is possible by modifying the surface of the steel im...
Trauma orthopaedic surgery was the first domain to use degradable metallic implants made of magnesium alloys since the early 20th century. Unfortunately, the major limitation that consists of rapid degradation and subsequent implant failure, which oc...
Commercially pure (CP) titanium is widely used for long-term biomedical implants due to its high biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. However, its relatively low strength limits its use in highly loaded applications. Ultrafine-grained (UFG) tit...
Magnesium-based biodegradable materials are currently of great interest in various biomedical applications, especially those related to the treatment of bone trauma and the manufacturing of bone implants. Due to the complexity of the degradation proc...
The poor tribological performances of titanium have significantly limited its applications in the field of artificial joints. In order to solve problems regarding the wear and corrosion of artificial joints in the body, we fabricated the composite ma...
Ti, Ni, and Ti/Ni plasma immersion ion implantation is carried out on the AM60 magnesium alloy with a 6 × 1016 ions/cm2 fluence and energy of 35 keV. The corrosion and wear properties of the ion-implanted samples are determined systematically b...
Carbon ion implantation was conducted on an AM60 magnesium alloy with fluences between 1 × 1016 and 6 × 1016 ions/cm2 and an energy of 35 keV. The microstructure and electrochemical properties of the samples were systematically characteri...
Plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) of nitrogen is low-temperature surface technology which enables the improvement of tribological properties without a deterioration of the corrosion behavior of austenitic stainless steels. In this paper the co...
316 L stainless steel is an ideal bipolar plate material for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). However, the thickening of the passivation film on the stainless steel surface and the dissolution of corrosive ions during operation will affe...
Metallic taper junctions of modular total hip replacement implants are analysed for corrosion damage using visual scoring based on different granularity levels that span from analysing the taper holistically to dividing the taper into several distinc...
In this paper, a hybrid three-stage methodology based on in vitro experiments, simulations, and metaheuristic optimization is presented to enhance the corrosion resistance of hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated magnesium implants in biomedical applications. I...
Considering the necessity for a biodegradable implant alloy with good biocompatibility and mechanical strength, dual ceramic particles of HAP and Al2O3 were added to Mg-Zn alloy to produce a new hybrid composite using powder metallurgy. The paper rep...
The use of the magnesium alloy AZ31 is common in aviation and biomedicine; however, this alloy has poor friction and corrosion resistance. Here, mechanical grinding, ultrasonic rolling, and ultrasonic rolling + ion implantation were performed on the...
The broad use of (stainless steel) SS 316 L bipolar plates (BPs) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells relies (PEMFC) on high conductivity and corrosion resistance. To enhance the properties of stainless steel, this study applies ion implantation an...
Magnesium has been a focal point of significant exploration in the biomedical engineering domain for many years due to its exceptional attributes, encompassing impressive specific strength, low density, excellent damping abilities, biodegradability,...
Fretting corrosion at the head–neck interface of modular hip implants, scientifically termed trunnionosis/taperosis, may cause regional inflammation, metallosis, and adverse local tissue reactions. The severity of such a deleterious process dep...
Metallic materials are among the most crucial engineering materials widely utilized as biomaterials owing to their significant thermal conductivity, mechanical characteristics, and biocompatibility. Although these metallic biomedical implants, such a...
The Fe/Zr composite coating was prepared by duplex Fe/Zr ion implantation and deposition to modify the microstructure and corrosion behavior of Mg-5.5 Zn-0.6 Zr (in wt.%, ZK60) alloy. The surface and interface characteristics were investigated using...
Objective: The Ti6Al4V titanium alloy is widely used for dental implants because of its excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility. However, its bioinert surface limits both osseointegration and resistance to bacteria...
Titanium and titanium alloys are promising implant metallic materials because of their high strengths, low elastic moduli, high corrosion resistances, and excellent biocompatibilities. A large difference in elastic modulus between the implant materia...
In order to improve the corrosion resistance of implant materials and understand the corrosion mechanisms, we prepared a biomedical Nb-Zr alloying layer on 316L stainless steel using double-layer glow plasma surface-alloying technology and investigat...
Additive technologies allowed for the development of medicine and implantology, enabling the production of personalized and highly porous implants. Although implants of this type are used clinically, they are usually only heat treated. Surface modifi...
This review of literature paper was done in order to conduct a review of the literature and an assessment of the effects of titanium implant corrosion on peri-implant health and success in the oral environment. This paper evaluates and critically rev...
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is one of the most promising additive manufacturing technologies for creating customised 316L Stainless Steel (SS) implants with biomimetic characteristics, controlled porosity, and optimal structural and functional pr...
This paper deals with the investigation of complex corrosion properties of 3D printed AISI 316L steel and the influence of additional heat treatment on the resulting corrosion and mechanical parameters. There was an isotonic solution used for the sim...
A microelectronic biosensor was subjected to in vivo exposure by implanting it in the vicinity of m. trapezii (Trapezius muscle) from cattle. The implant is intended for the continuous monitoring of glucose levels, and the study aimed at evaluating t...
The corrosion of implant biomaterials is a well-known critical issue when they are in contact with biological fluids. Therefore, the reactivity of Ti6Al4V implant biomaterials is monitored during immersion in a Hanks’ physiological solution wit...
A gradient Mg-8 wt % Si alloy, which was composed of the agglomerated Mg2Si crystals coating (GMS8-1) and the eutectic Mg–Si alloy matrix (GMS8-2), was designed for biodegradable orthopedic implant materials. The bio-corrosion behavior was evaluated...
Corrosion of titanium dental implants has been associated with implant failure and is considered one of the triggering factors for peri-implantitis. This corrosion is concerning, because a large amount of metal ions and debris are generated in this p...
In this study, magnesium (Mg)-based nanocomposites reinforced with silica (SiO2) nanoparticles were developed using the powder metallurgy process, and their mechanical and corrosion behavior were assessed. Mg-alloy AZ31 served as the matrix material,...
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