Biomedical applications of titanium and its alloys

• DOI: 10.1007/s11837-008-0031-1
• Publication Date: 2008-03-24T10:59:52Z
• Authors: C. N. Elias; J. H. C. Lima; R. Valiev; M. A. Meyers
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Titanium alloys are considered to be the most attractive metallic materials for biomedical applications. Ti-6Al-4V has long been favored for biomedical applications. However, for permanent implant applications the alloy has a possible toxic effect resulting from released vanadium and aluminum. For this reason, vanadium-and aluminum-free alloys have been introduced for implant applications.