Shape Memory Implants

Basic Properties.- Bioperformance of Shape-Memory Alloys.- Processing and Quality Control of Binary NiTi Shape-Memory Alloys.- Corrosion Resistance and Biocompatibility of Passivated NiTi.- The High Damping Capacity of Shape-Memory Alloys.- Physical and Biochemical Principles of the Application of TiNi-Based Alloys as Shape-Memory Implants.- Porous NiTi as a Material for Bone Engineering.- Ti-Ni-Mo Shape-Memory Alloys for Medical Applications.- Orthopaedic Applications.- Ti-Ni-Mo Shape-Memory Alloys for Medical Applications.- The Surgical Correction of Scoliosis with Shape-Memory Metal.- Shape-Memory Implants in Spinal Surgery: Long-Term Results (Experimental and Clinical Studies).- The Use of a Memory-Shape Staple in Cervical Anterior Fusion (about 100 Human Implantations).- The Double Compressive Nickel-Titanium Shape-Memory Staple in Foot Surgery.- Orthodontic Applications.- Corrosion Behavior of Ni-Ti Alloys in a Physiological Saline Solution.- NiTi Alloys in Orthodontics.- Clinical Application of Shape-Memory Alloys in Orthodontics.- Orthodontic application of NiTi Shape-Memory Alloy in China.- Progressive Damage Assessment of TiNi Endodontic Files.- Endovascular Applications.- Effects of Surface Modification Induced by Sterilization Processes on theThrombogenicity of Nickel-Titanium Stents.- X-Ray Endostenting Surgery of Vessels and Hollow Organs.- Device for Extravasal Correction of the Function of Vein Valves Based on Nitinol Shape Memory and Its Clinical Application.- Large-Caliber NiTi SMA Stents and Stent Grafts.- Shape-Memory Alloy for Interventional Stenting in View of Its Development in China.- Other Medical Applications.- An Implantable Drug Delivery System Based on Shape-Memory Alloys.