Electrochemical and histomorphometric evaluation of the TiNiCu shape memory alloy

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Wen, Xuejun ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Li, Xiaohe ^a   Cao, Zhengwang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Corrosion; Electrochemistry; Histomorphometry; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; COPPER; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PH; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RABBIT;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; COPPER; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0030630157     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/bme-1997-7101     Document Type: Article

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