Rolling Titanium into Scrolls: New Microstructures for Medical Implants - Advanced Science News
Martin Grolms
Titanium in its unalloyed condition is as strong as some steels, but 45% lighter. However, this is not the main reason why titanium finds widespread use in implants and biomedical devices. It also has excellent corrosion resistance, bio-compatibility, and lack of magnetism.
Microporous titanium provides two additional advantages for implant applications: first, it reduces the stiffness of the material, thus reducing stress shielding, and, second, it improves implant anchorage by allowing bone...