Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Development and Applications

Titanium and its alloys are important biomedical materials that are widely used to make medical and dental devices and intervention devices. Over the last few decades, researchers have developed a series of novel biomedical ß-Ti alloys comprised of proper mechanical properties while mitigating the toxic metal elements resulting in a significant amount of data in materials properties and cytology. Biomedical ß-Ti alloys represent an important trend of biomedical metal materials in the future. However, no comprehensive interdisciplinary book exists on biomedical ß-Ti alloys. Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Development and Applications: Design, microstructure, properties and application systematically introduces the basic theories and progress in the research of biomedical ß-Ti alloys achieved by researchers from different fields and focuses on a high-strength and low elastic modulus biomedical ß-Ti alloy (TLM) etc. designed by the authors. The alloy design methods, microstructural characteristics, mechanical properties, surface treatment methods and biocompatibility of the TLM alloy are discussed in detail, along with a concise description of the medical devices made from this alloy and the application examples. This book will appeal to researchers as well as students from different disciplines including materials science, biology, medicine and engineering fields. Fills the knowledge gap in the current research and application of the newly developed biomedical β-Ti alloysDiscusses the selection principles used for proper biomedical Ti alloys for medical and dental devicesIncludes details on the technological data basis for the application of biomedical β-Ti alloys with a focus on the TLM β-Ti alloy