Materials ScienceMedicineEngineering

Metallic implant biomaterials

Qizhi Chen, G. Thouas

2015MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS

DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2014.10.001

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This review focuses on metallic implant biomaterials, identifying and discussing critical issues in their clinical applications, including the systemic toxicity of released metal ions due to corrosion, fatigue failure of structural components due to repeated loading, and wearing of joint replacements due to movement.

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CHEN, Qizhi; THOUAS, G. Metallic implant biomaterials. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS, 2015, 87: 1–57.