Research on a Zn-Cu alloy as a biodegradable material for potential vascular stents application

J Niu, Z Tang, H Huang, J Pei, H Zhang, G Yuan… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Zn-based alloys have been viewed as new potential materials for biodegradable implants,
such as cardiovascular stents, mainly in consideration of their lower corrosion rate when …

Role of Cu element in biomedical metal alloy design

EL Zhang, S Fu, RX Wang, HX Li, Y Liu, ZQ Ma, GK Liu… - Rare Metals, 2019 - Springer
Biomedical metals are widely used as implant materials in the human or animal body to
repair organs and restore function, such as heart valves, meninges, peritoneum and artificial …

Effect of Nb addition on the structure and mechanical behaviors of CoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy coatings

JB Cheng, XB Liang, BS Xu - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The microstructure and mechanical properties of the CoCrCuFeNiNb high-entropy alloy
coating prepared by plasma transferred arc cladding process were investigated. Two …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable ZnLiCa ternary alloys for critical-sized bone defect regeneration at load-bearing sites: In vitro and in vivo studies

Z Zhang, B Jia, H Yang, Y Han, Q Wu, K Dai, Y Zheng - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel biodegradable metal system, ZnLiCa ternary alloys, were systematically
investigated both in vitro and in vivo. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of Zn0. 8Li0. 1Ca …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of Ca and Cu additions on the microstructure, mechanical and degradation properties of Zn–Ca–Cu alloys for absorbable wound closure device …

N Yang, N Balasubramani, J Venezuela, S Almathami… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Novel ternary Zn–Ca–Cu alloys were studied for the development of absorbable
wound closure device material due to Ca and Cu's therapeutic values to wound healing. The …

Effect of temperature on passive film formation of UNS N08031 Cr–Ni alloy in phosphoric acid contaminated with different aggressive anions

C Escrivà-Cerdán, E Blasco-Tamarit… - Electrochimica …, 2013 - Elsevier
The influence of temperature and the effect of aggressive anions on the electrochemical
behaviour of UNS N08031 stainless steel in a contaminated phosphoric acid solution were …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro degradation behavior of novel Zn–Cu–Li alloys: Roles of alloy composition and rolling processing

S Huang, L Wang, Y Zheng, L Qiao, Y Yan - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Zn–alloys are considered to be promising biodegradable materials due to suitable
degradation rates. In this paper, novel Zn–Cu–Li alloys with layered CuZn 4 structure were …

Fabrication and characterization of novel biodegradable Zn-Mn-Cu alloys

ZZ Shi, J Yu, XF Liu, LN Wang - Journal of materials science & technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Zn-Mn-Cu alloys with micro-alloying of Mn and Cu in Zn are developed as potential
biodegradable metals. Although the as-cast alloys are very brittle, their ductilities are …

In vitro evaluation of the feasibility of commercial Zn alloys as biodegradable metals

C Wang, HT Yang, X Li, YF Zheng - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, three widely used commercial Zn alloys (ZA4-1, ZA4-3, ZA6-1) were purchased
and prepared by hot extrusion at 200° C. The microstructure, mechanical properties …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress and perspectives in laser additive manufacturing of biodegradable zinc alloy

J Cui, H Liang, S Chen, Y Shao, H Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) is a widely used metal additive manufacturing
technology that offers significant advantages in the precise fabrication of personalized …