Biomimetic porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

S Wu, X Liu, KWK Yeung, C Liu, X Yang - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Increased use of reconstruction procedures in orthopedics, due to trauma, tumor, deformity,
degeneration and an aging population, has caused a blossom, not only in surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behaviors and biomedical applications of shape memory materials: A review

C Wen, X Yu, W Zeng, S Zhao, L Wang… - AIMS Materials …, 2018 - aimspress.com
A shape memory material (shape memory alloy (SMA) or shape memory polymer (SMP))
can experience large deformation and recover its original shape when exposed to a specific …

Design and characterization of a novel Cu2. 3Al1. 3Ni1. 7SnCr0. 3 multi-principal element alloy coating on magnesium alloy by laser cladding

L Jiang, X Cui, G Jin, Z Tian, X Wen, H Tian… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The evaporation and dilution of substrate seriously limit the performance of laser cladding
coatings on magnesium alloys. In order to overcome the above shortcomings, a multi-step …

Effect of laser shock peening without protective coating on the surface mechanical properties of NiTi alloy

H Wang, S Keller, Y Chang, N Kashaev, K Yan… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
We study the effect of laser shock peening (LSP) without protective coating on the surface
mechanical property of NiTi alloy. The Vickers microhardness and wear resistance are …

Surface nano-architectures and their effects on the mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Ti-based orthopedic implants

S Wu, X Liu, KWK Yeung, H Guo, P Li, T Hu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2013 - Elsevier
Ti-based alloys are widely used in orthopedic implants because of their excellent
mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, in the complex physiological …

Friction of stable gradient nano-grained metals

X Chen, Z Han, XY Li, K Lu - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel strategy for lowering the coefficients of friction (COFs) of metals during
dry sliding is introduced by producing a gradient nano-grained (GNG) surface layer without …

A low-to-high friction transition in gradient nano-grained Cu and Cu-Ag alloys

X Chen, Z Han - Friction, 2021 - Springer
A unique low-to-high friction transition is observed during unlubricated sliding in metals with
a gradient nano-grained (GNG) surface layer. After persisting in the low-friction state (0.2 …

Mitigating friction and wear by pre-designed or tribo-induced heterostructures: an overview

Y Zhang, F Liang, Y Lin, X Chen… - Materials Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Frictional sliding creates distinct microstructural and chemical discontinuities between the
subsurface layer and base materials, which dictate the friction and wear properties …

Structure evolution and thermal stability of SMAT-derived nanograined layer on Ti–25Nb–3Mo–3Zr–2Sn alloy at elevated temperatures

R Huang, Y Han - Journal of alloys and compounds, 2013 - Elsevier
A nanocrystalline layer, which consists of pure β phase with average grain size of about
30nm on Ti–25Nb–3Mo–3Zr–2Sn alloy, was fabricated by surface mechanical attrition …

Investigations on the influence of surface mechanical attrition treatment on the corrosion behaviour of friction stir welded NiTi shape memory alloy

SSM Prabu, CS Perugu, A Jangde, HC Madhu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) was applied to friction stir welded NiTi
shape memory alloy (SMA) as a post welding treatment to improve the corrosion properties …