Potential of biodegradable Zn alloys with fine grains for orthopedic and antibacterial applications
Grain-refined Zn-0.4Cu alloy via ECAP exhibits 200% room-temperature superplasticity, a 30% lower corrosion rate, and enhanced osteogenic/antibacterial properties, offering a breakthrough for biodegradable orthopedic implants.
Authors
- Guiyong Jiang
- Tianqi Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-3833)
- Delong Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3597-2120)
- Zhuoxuan He
- Wenqian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9350-4122)
- Hui Yu
- Zerong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-5433)
- Xiaochuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6143-0854)
- Yu Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0659-0967)
- Haifeng Liang
- Hanwei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7001-7965)
Institutions
- Guangdong Provincial Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital (CN)
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Nanfang Hospital (CN)
- Gaozhou People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials Advances
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ma01094a
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01