Recent progress in porous TiNb-based alloys for biomedical implant applications

ABSTRACT

Porous TiNb-based alloys have attracted considerable attention in the medical field of orthopedic applications because of excellent biocompatibility, porous architecture, appropriate mechanical property, etc. The literature reviews the current progress of fabrication methods, porous structure, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, bioactive hydroxyapatite surface modification, in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility of porous TiNb-based alloy. Moreover, future research directions are pointed out to expand its possible biomedical applications.

KEYWORDS:

• TiNb-based alloy
• biomaterial
• fabrication
• porous structure
• mechanical property
• corrosion resistance
• biocompatibility

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ORCID

Yong-Hua Li http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-3789

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Funding

This work was supported by the Scientific Research Project of Education Department of Liaoning Province [grant number LG201612]; Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province [grant number 2019-ZD-0257].