| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Biodegradable Materials for Medical Applications II
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| Presentation Title |
Fe-based Alloys with Extreme Properties for Thinner Absorbable Devices |
| Author(s) |
Sergio Loffredo, Carlo Paternoster, Nicolas Giguere, Maurizio Vedani, Diego Mantovani |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Diego Mantovani |
| Abstract Scope |
Over the last 50 years, biomaterials, prostheses and implants saved and prolonged the life of millions of humans around the globe. Today, nanotechnology, nanomaterials and surface modifications provides a new insight to the current problem of biomaterial complications, and even allows us to envisage strategies for the organ shortage. In this talk, the potential of nanostructured metallic degradable metals to provide innovative solutions at medium term will be depicted. Focus will be on Fe-based biodegradable metals with exceptional resistance, ductility and elasticity, for pushing innovative applications in vascular surgery. The intrinsic goal of this talk is to present an extremely personal look at how biodegradable metals can impact materials, surfaces and interfaces, and how the resulting unique properties allowed biomedical functional applications to progress, from their introduction, to the promising future that biodegradable metals may or may not hold for improving the quality of the life of millions worldwide. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |