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Copyright © 2016 Abdul Wadood. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Shape memory alloys remember their shape due to thermoelastic martensitic phase transformation. These alloys have advantages in terms of large recoverable strain and these alloys can exert continuous force during use. Equiatomic NiTi, also known as nitinol, has a great potential for use as a biomaterial as compared to other conventional materials due to its shape memory and superelastic properties. In this paper, an overview of recent research and development related to NiTi based shape memory alloys is presented. Applications and uses of NiTi based shape memory alloys as biomaterials are discussed. Biocompatibility issues of nitinol and researchers' approach to overcome this problem are also briefly discussed.

Details

Title
Brief Overview on Nitinol as Biomaterial
Author
Wadood, Abdul
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
16878434
e-ISSN
16878442
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1846490406
Copyright
Copyright © 2016 Abdul Wadood. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.