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Biomechanics of Magnesium-Based Implant During Tissue Repair

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Abstract

Biodegradable (bioabsorbable) implants provide support and fixation to the damaged tissues temporarily. After tissue repair, the implants fully degrade and are absorbed by human body, avoiding many disadvantages of permanent implants. Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys are suitable for biodegradable load-bearing implants due to their good mechanical properties, biodegradability and biocompatibility. Mg-based implants are in the biomechanical environments during tissue repair. The degradation (corrosion) behaviors under loadings are important for the implants. In this chapter, the development, degradation mechanism and study method of Mg-based implants were introduced, and the effects of biomechanical factors on the degradation behaviors of Mg-based implants were investigated by numerical simulation and experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiomechanics of Injury and Prevention
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages335-361
Number of pages27
ISBN (Electronic)9789811642692
ISBN (Print)9789811642685
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Biodegradable implant
  • Corrosion
  • Finite element method
  • Stress corrosion cracking

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