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Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with total testosterone in non-overweight/obese men with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as both a vital risk factor and a consequence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Low total testosterone (TT) is common in men with T2DM, contributing to...
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Effects of Tuning the Microstructure on the Mechanical Properties and Machinability of Free-Cutting Steels
The effect of microstructure on the mechanical properties of steels has been extensively investigated over the past 20 years. This work reports on the effects of microstructural features, such as grains, inter...
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Open AccessDesign and development of novel antibacterial Ti-Ni-Cu shape memory alloys for biomedical application
In the case of medical implants, foreign materials are preferential sites for bacterial adhesion and microbial contamination, which can lead to the development of prosthetic infections. Commercially biomedical...
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Open AccessScreening on binary Ti alloy with excellent mechanical property and castability for dental prosthesis application
In the present study, the microstructure, mechanical property, castability, corrosion behavior and in vitro cytocompatibility of binary Ti–2X alloys with various alloying elements, including Ag, Bi, Ga, Ge, Hf, I...
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Open AccessDesign and development of novel MRI compatible zirconium- ruthenium alloys with ultralow magnetic susceptibility
In the present study, novel MRI compatible zirconium-ruthenium alloys with ultralow magnetic susceptibility were developed for biomedical and therapeutic devices under MRI diagnostics environments. The results...
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Electrophoretic deposition of graphene oxide reinforced chitosan–hydroxyapatite nanocomposite coatings on Ti substrate
Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is a facile and feasible technique to prepare functional nanocomposite coatings for application in orthopedic-related implants. In this work, a ternary graphene oxide–chitosan–...
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Coordination polymer {[Cd2(NiL)2(Btca)2] · H2O}n of macrocyclic oxamide with benzotriazole-5-carboxylate: Syntheses, crystal structures, and fluorescence properties
A novel heterometallic coordination polymer {[Cd2(NiL)2(Btca)4] · H2O} n (I) (H2L = 2,3-dioxo5,6,14,15-dibenzo-1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclo-pentadeca-7,13-dien, H2Btca = benzotriazole...
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Correction: Corrigendum: Development of biodegradable Zn-1X binary alloys with nutrient alloying elements Mg, Ca and Sr
Biodegradable metals have attracted considerable attentions in recent years. Besides the early launched biodegradable Mg and Fe metals, Zn, an essential element with osteogenic potential of human body, is rega...
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Open AccessDevelopment of biodegradable Zn-1X binary alloys with nutrient alloying elements Mg, Ca and Sr
Biodegradable metals have attracted considerable attentions in recent years. Besides the early launched biodegradable Mg and Fe metals, Zn, an essential element with osteogenic potential of human body, is rega...
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Effect of hydrochloric acid solvent vapor annealing on spray coated silver electrode
Hydrochloric acid solvent vapor annealing (SVA) was incorporated to modify the spray coated silver electrode, and the effect of hydrochloric acid on the performance of silver electrode was systematically studi...
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Comparative In Vitro Study of Ti-12V-9Sn Shape Memory Alloy with C.P. Ti and Ti-12V Alloy for Potential Biomedical Application
The microstructure, mechanical properties, and electrochemical behavior of Ti-12V-9Sn shape memory alloy were investigated, with commercial pure titanium (C.P. Ti) and Ti-12V alloy as controls. The metastable ...
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Effect of Aging Treatment on Superelasticity of a Ti48.8Ni50.8V0.4 Alloy
In this study, effect of aging treatment on microstructure, deformation behavior, and superelasticity of Ti48.8Ni50.8V0.4 alloy was investigated. After aging at 400 °C for 30 min, Ti3Ni4 precipitates formed. With...
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Martensitic Transformation and Shape Memory Effect of NiCoMnSn High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy
This article studies the dependence of martensitic transformation on Mn:Sn ratio in Ni43Co7Mn50−x Sn x alloy and the shape memory behavior of Ni43Co7Mn43Sn7 in d...
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Phase Transformation and Magnetic Property of Ni-Mn-Ga Powders Prepared by Dry Ball Milling
This study investigated the phase transformations and magnetic properties of Ni-Mn-Ga alloy powders prepared by dry ball milling in argon atmosphere. The Fe and Cr elements were found to be introduced in the a...
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Effect of aging on martensitic transformation behavior of Ti48.8Ni50.8V0.4 alloy
In this article, the effect of aging on martensitic transformation of Ti48.8Ni50.8V0.4 alloy was investigated. The results show that the martensitic transformation of the solution-treated shape memory alloy is a ...
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Properties of Porous TiNbZr Shape Memory Alloy Fabricated by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Isostatic Pressing
In the past decades, systematic researches have been focused on studying Ti-Nb-based SMAs by adding ternary elements, such as Mo, Sn, Zr, etc. However, only arc melting or induction melting methods, with subse...
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Effects of Sn and Zr on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Ta-Based Shape Memory Alloys
Ti-Ta binary shape memory alloys have attracted much interest due to the absence of toxic element and the low Young’s modulus. However, the effects of the third element on the microstructure and mechanical pro...
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Electrochemistry of bilirubin oxidase at carbon nanotubes
In this paper, we compared the direct electron transfer and electrocatalytic properties of bilirubin oxidase (BOD) immobilized at two kinds of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), bamboo-CNTs and uniform-CNTs. X-ray diffr...
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Effect of aging on transformation behavior and shape memory effect of a CuAlNb high temperature shape memory alloy
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Surface modification of NiTi alloy with tantalum to improve its biocompatibility and radiopacity