There is a tremendous increase in the demand for converting biomaterials into high-quality
industrially manufactured human body parts, also known as medical implants. Drug delivery …

In the last years, the development of new materials as well as advanced fabrication
techniques have enabled the transformation of electronics from bulky rigid structures into …

Nickel–titanium shape memory alloys (SMAs) have started becoming popular owing to their
unique ability to memorize or regain their original shape from the plastically deformed …

Over the last decade, pedicle fixation systems have evolved and modifications in spinal
fusion techniques have been developed to increase fusion rates and improve clinical …

This study is aimed at demonstrating the fatigue and fracture mechanisms in nanoscale NiTi
shape memory alloy thin films. During functional fatigue, permanent strains are attributed to …

This study comprehensively examines the effects of ageing temperatures (400, 500, and 600
ᵒC); age-dwelling times (30, 60, and 90 min) and the role of volumetric energy densities …

Due to latent heat release and the consequent thermomechanical coupling, NiTi SMAs are
highly rate sensitive. In this study, the effect of loading frequency on the functional …

The work clarifies several key questions in shape memory research that have eluded
previous studies. The findings show that dislocation slip emanates at austenite-martensite …

With the presence of internal interfaces such as the austenite–martensite interface and the
internal twin boundaries in the martensite, shape memory alloys (SMAs) can be employed in …

The surface modification via subtractive manufacturing intends to localize the desired
properties on the produced surface during the machining. In the case of miniaturized …