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- Title
Modification of Iron with Degradable Silver Phases Processed via Laser Beam Melting for Implants with Adapted Degradation Rate.
- Authors
Krüger, Jan Tobias; Hoyer, Kay-Peter; Andreiev, Anatolii; Schaper, Mirko; Zinn, Carolin
- Abstract
In medical technology, implants are used to improve the quality of patients' lives. The development of materials with adapted properties can further increase the benefit of implants. If implants are only needed temporarily, biodegradable materials are beneficial. In this context, iron‐based materials are promising due to their biocompatibility and mechanical properties, but the degradation rate needs to be accelerated. Apart from alloying, the creation of noble phases to cause anodic dissolution of the iron‐based matrix is promising. Due to its high electrochemical potential, immiscibility with iron, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties, silver is suited for the creation of such phases. A suitable technology for processing immiscible material combinations is powder‐bed‐based procedure like laser beam melting. This procedure offers short exposure times to high temperatures and therefore a limited time for diffusion of alloying elements. As the silver phases remain after the dissolution of the iron matrix, a modification is needed to ensure their degradability. Following this strategy, pure iron with 5 wt% of a degradable silver–calcium–lanthanum alloy is processed via laser beam melting. Investigation of the microstructure yields achievement of the intended microstructure and long‐term degradation tests indicates an impact on the degradation, but no increased degradation rate.
- Subjects
LASER beams; SILVER; MELTING; IRON alloys; MEDICAL technology; IRON; BIODEGRADABLE plastics; SILVER alloys; BIODEGRADABLE materials
- Publication
Advanced Engineering Materials, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1438-1656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adem.202201008