Bioresorbable Metals for Cardiovascular and Fracture Repair Implants
S.C. Cifuentes, V. San-Miguel, Y. Wang, A. García-Peñas
The potential of bioresorbable metals to revolutionize current and future medical devices fascinates researchers. Magnesium, iron, and zinc have been thoroughly studied for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases or to repair fractures. Iron was the first type of metal being researched and introduced in biomedical applications. Magnesium is the most studied one, it has been tested by clinical trials and commercially available products have been already developed. The interest in zinc has recently emerged and is continuously growing. This chapter offers an overview of the role that Mg, Fe, and Zn are playing advancing the evolution of bioresorbable implants.
Keywords
Biodegradable Metals, Cardiovascular Implants, Medical Devices for Fracture Repair, Magnesium, Iron, Zinc
Published online 11/20/2020, 22 pages
Citation: S.C. Cifuentes, V. San-Miguel, Y. Wang, A. García-Peñas, Bioresorbable Metals for Cardiovascular and Fracture Repair Implants, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 87, pp 134-155, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901076-6
Part of the book on Nanohybrids
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