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Zinc-based implants offer safer, dissolvable option for bone repair
Surgeons routinely use stainless steel or titanium, which stays in the body forever, can cause discomfort and may require follow-up surgeries. A new zinc alloy, designed by Monash biomedical ...
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Superelastic titanium alloy has potential for space missions
Designer titanium alloys created using 3D printing At the ... had tyres made from zinc-coated woven steel strands 6, which could withstand the Moon’s rocky surface and temperatures ranging ...
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Special zinc-based dissolvable material could transform treatment of broken bones
Surgeons routinely use stainless steel or titanium, which stay in the body forever, can cause discomfort and may require follow-up surgeries. A new zinc alloy, designed by Monash biomedical ...