Nitinol manufacturing and micromachining: A review of processes and their suitability in processing medical-grade nitinol

JW Mwangi, LT Nguyen, VD Bui, T Berger… - Journal of manufacturing …, 2019 - Elsevier
An increase in geriatric population coupled by a growing incidence of different vascular
ailments including peripheral vascular and coronary artery diseases imply that the medical …

[HTML][HTML] Development and material characteristics of glaucoma surgical implants

Q Qin, C Zhang, N Yu, F Jia, X Liu, Q Zhang… - … Practice and Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The
reduction of intraocular pressure has proved to be the only factor which can be modified in …

Martensitic transformation and superelastic properties of Ti-Nb base alloys

HY Kim, S Miyazaki - Materials Transactions, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Ti-Ni shape memory alloys have been used in a variety of industries because of their unique
property of shape memory effect, which is an ability to remember their original shape and …

Examining the role of nickel and NiTi nanoparticles promoting inflammation and angiogenesis

AK Srivastava, DM Snapper, J Zheng… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Nickel titanium (NiTi, or Nitinol) alloy is used in several biomedical applications,
including cardiac, peripheral vascular, and fallopian tube stents. There are significant …

Surface characterization and cytotoxicity analysis of plasma sprayed coatings on titanium alloys

Z ur Rahman, I Shabib, W Haider - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2016 - Elsevier
In the realm of biomaterials, metallic materials are widely used for load bearing joints due to
their superior mechanical properties. Despite the necessity for long term metallic implants …

Plastic deformation behaviour of single-crystalline martensite of Ti-Nb shape memory alloy

M Tahara, N Okano, T Inamura, H Hosoda - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract β-Ti alloys have attracted considerable attention as new biomedical shape memory
alloys. Given the critical importance of the plastic deformation in the martensite phase for the …

Surface modification of Ni–Ti alloys for stent application after magnetoelectropolishing

P Gill, V Musaramthota, N Munroe, A Datye… - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The constant demand for new implant materials and the multidisciplinary design approaches
for stent applications have expanded vastly over the past decade. The biocompatibility of …

Hydrus microstent implantation for surgical management of glaucoma: a review of design, efficacy and safety

S Samet, JA Ong, IIK Ahmed - Eye and Vision, 2019 - Springer
With the advent of microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), the spectrum of modalities
available to manage patients with this chronic and heterogeneous condition has broadened …

Effect of milling time on the structure, micro-hardness, and thermal behavior of amorphous/nanocrystalline TiNiCu shape memory alloys developed by mechanical …

F Alijani, R Amini, M Ghaffari, M Alizadeh, AK Okyay - Materials & Design, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present paper, the effect of milling process on the chemical composition, structure,
microhardness, and thermal behavior of Ti–41Ni–9Cu compounds developed by …

A novel Schlemm's canal scaffold: histologic observations

I Grierson, H Saheb, MY Kahook… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To assess the biocompatibility of a novel implant made of Nitinol (nickel-titanium
alloy), designed to improve aqueous humor outflow. Materials and Methods: In the first arm …