Potential use of friction welding for fabricating semi-biodegradable bone screws

• Main Authors: Nasution, A. K., Gustami, H., Suprastio, S., Fadillah, M. A., Octavia, J., Saidin, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/100946/1/SSaidin2022_PotentialuseofFrictionWelding.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/100946/; http://dx.doi.org/10.15282/ijame.19.2.2022.03.0745

Certain surgical interventions, such as fractures, may require implants that have a combination of external and internal parts made of inert and biodegradable biomaterials, respectively. This implant design can be fabricated using specific fabrication methods such as friction welding that are able t...