Study of corrosion in biocompatible metals for implants: A review

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 701, Issue , 2017, Pages 698-715

  Manam, N S ^a   Harun, W S W ^a   Shri, D N A ^a   Ghani, S A C ^a   Kurniawan, T ^a   Ismail, M H ^b   Ibrahim, M H I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biocompatible metals; Corrosion resistance; Implantable materials; Wear resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BONE; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METALS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

BIO-FUNCTIONALITIES; BIOCOMPATIBLE METALS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BONE SUBSTITUTION; COBALT-CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION AND WEAR RESISTANCE; IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS; OSSEOINTEGRATION;

METAL IMPLANTS;

EID: 85010701078     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.01.196     Document Type: Review

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