Magnesium materials : from mountain bikes to degradable bone grafts
The book provides an introduction to the topic of magnesium materials for biomedical applications. Additional to the background on magnesium's physical, chemical and mechanical properties, areas of use, related diseases and pathways for biodegradation will be discussed. Also, an outlook of the...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter ;
[2021]
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| Series | De Gruyter STEM.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783110676945 311067694X 3110676923 9783110676921 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxiv, 808 pages ): illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Positioning of magnesium
- Mg-based alloys
- Mg-based composites, glassy materials and intermetallics
- Physical metallurgy
- Synthesis and casting
- Thixotechnology
- Heat treatment and strengthening
- Formability
- Forming and product forms
- Joining
- Hydrophobicity and wettability
- Surface modifications
- Basic properties
- Superelasticity and superplasticity
- Nonmedical applications
- Biological behaviors
- Biocorrosion and biodegradation
- Biomedical applications
- Future perspectives.