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Absorbable Multifilament Composites for Tailored Degradation

Wire cables are increasingly used in surgical procedures to provide mechanical fixation in applications like sternotomy repair and femoral cerclage. Current materials, including 316LVM, L605 and Titanium alloys, are stable in the body and are typically left behind indefinitely after healing. These implants deliver critical acute care and concurrently can lead to long-term complications such as bone stress shielding and imaging artifacts in later therapy. An emerging and more ideal solution may make use of implants which dissolve harmlessly and even beneficially after they are no longer needed. Recent efforts to develop these absorbable metals (Mg, Fe, or Zn) for medical implants have already resulted in two devices with promising outcomes and CE mark approval [1,2].

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  • Iron-molybdenum composite wires for thin vascular or cerebrovascular devices
  • Superelastic conductor material with enhanced fatigue durability for implantable lead service
  • Super-Elastic Alloys with Gigapascal Plateau Strengths
  • Composite wire with enhanced radiopacity, elasticity, and electrochemical behavior
  • Nickel-free beta-titanium Alloy with Large and Stable Room Temperature Superelasticity
  • Stress Corrosion Testing of Mg Wire
  • Superlative Strength Wire and Cable for Force Transmission
  • A CoNiCr-Nitinol Composite Wire for Guidewire Type Applications
  • What will you make with grooved wire?
  • Fort Wayne Metals Co-authors Article Posted for Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Aging and Shapeset Performance of a Radiopaque Super-Elastic Beta Titanium Alloy for Vascular and Orthopedic Applications
  • Progress in Nickel-free Shape Memory Alloys (SMA)
  • Absorbable Multifilament Composites for Tailored Degradation
  • Medical Experience in Nitinol Translating Towards More Effective Flight via Morphing Aerostructures
  • Ultra-fine Shape Memory Alloy Yarn for Textiles
  • Resoloy®: A Magnesium Alloy for Absorbable Devices
  • Enhanced Superelastic Temperature Range in Nitinol
  • Accelerated High Stress Testing of Low Temperature NiTi Actuator Wire
  • NiTiNb: a Stiffer and Stronger Alloy System with Many Potentials
  • It Can Groove, But Does It Jive?
  • Shape Setting of High Performance Beta Titanium SMA
  • Galvanically Active Wires for Enhanced Absorbable Device Performance
  • Thin Wall SMA Composites: Where Plating Will Not Apply
  • Drawing Magnesium's Strengths: Absorbables and Beyond
  • A New Take on Wire Geometry – Functional Grooves
  • A Fresh Take on Composite Wire Design
  • High Performance Beta Titanium Alloys
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