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Magnesium sponges as a bioabsorbable material – attributes and challenges

  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Bach , Dirk Bormann , Rafael Kucharski and Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg
Published/Copyright: May 23, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 98 Issue 7

Abstract

The aim of the present article is to make a contribution to establishing magnesium as a temporary reabsorbing implant material. With regard to its mechanical properties, magnesium shows very similar behaviour to that of bone; nevertheless no clinical applications for load bearing implants in osteosynthesis exist. Magnesium sponges with an open porous structure exhibit, apart from a mechanical similarity, a geometrical similarity to bone and therefore possess great potential for use as an osteosynthetic material. The structural and mechanical properties of magnesium sponges will be presented as well as possibilities for adjusting the mechanical properties.

Keywords: Magnesium; Implant; Sponge; Coating
* Correspondence address, Dr.-Ing. Dirk Bormann, Institute of Materials Science, Leibniz University of Hannover, An der Universität 2, D-30926 Garbsen, Germany, Tel.: +511 762 4463, Fax: +511 762 5245, E-mail:

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Received: 2007-2-13
Accepted: 2007-4-26
Published Online: 2013-05-23
Published in Print: 2007-07-01

© 2007, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.101514
Keywords for this article
Magnesium; Implant; Sponge; Coating

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Editorial
  4. Editorial
  5. Basic
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  7. Characterization of oriented protein-ceramic and protein-polymer-composites for cartilage tissue engineering using synchrotron μ-CT
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  10. Re-determination of transition temperatures in the Fe–Al system by differential thermal analysis
  11. Applied
  12. Novel corrosion protective coatings for aluminium alloys and steels based on oxidic nanoparticles
  13. Novel biomimetically based ice-nucleating coatings
  14. Biomimetically inspired hybrid materials based on silicified collagen
  15. Magnesium sponges as a bioabsorbable material – attributes and challenges
  16. Morphology of bony tissues and implants uncovered by high-resolution tomographic imaging
  17. Review
  18. The effects of metal implants on inflammatory and healing processes
  19. Formation of nano hydroxyapatite – a straightforward way to bioactivate bone implant surfaces
  20. Drug-eluting stent technologies for vascular regeneration
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