Regulation, orthopedic, dental, endovascular and other applications of Ti-Ni shape memory alloys

Shape Memory Alloys for Biomedical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 306-326

  Yahia, L' H ^a   Rayes, F ^a   Warrak, A O ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NICKEL ALLOYS; SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

DAMPING CAPACITY; ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRES; STRENGTH AND DUCTILITIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TI-NI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS;

DENTAL ALLOYS;

EID: 84902402802     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845695248.2.306     Document Type: Chapter

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