Influence of heat treatment and severe plastic deformation (SPD) ON Zn-3Mg alloy properties for bio-implant application

• Main Author: Dambatta, Murtala Sule
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54840/1/MurtalaSuleDambattaPFKM2015.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54840/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:88015

Unlike permanent implant materials, biodegradable metallic implants can avoid a revision surgery for implant removal. Recently, Zn and its alloys have received a lot of attention as an alternative to Mg-based alloys, especially for temporary implant applications such as fractured bone fixation devic...