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Electrochemical stability of a new Ti base bioalloy in simulated human fluids

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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany

Part of the book series: IFMBE Proceedings ((IFMBE,volume 25/10))

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Zirconium has very good osseointegration in human body and is considered inertly both the bare metal and its oxides. Zirconium is passive on a large pH range from 4 to 13 values and is protected by its ZrO2 resistant oxide. The new ternary Ti-6Al-4Zr alloy has higher corrosion resistance than Ti-6Al-4V alloy in Ringer solutions of different pH values (from 2.33 to 9.12) that simulate the complex conditions from the human body. All main electrochemical parameters and anticorrosive properties are improved as result of the beneficial, favorable effects of the replacement of vanadium with zirconium.

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  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry ”Ilie Murgulescu”, Bucharest, Romania

    M. V. Popa, E. Vasilescu, P. Drob & C. Vasilescu

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  1. Inst. Biomedizinische Technik, Univ. Karlsruhe, Kaiserstr. 12, 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Olaf Dössel

  2. Abt. Medizinische Physik in der Strahlentherapie, Deutsche Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Wolfgang C. Schlegel

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Popa, M.V., Vasilescu, E., Drob, P., Vasilescu, C. (2009). Electrochemical stability of a new Ti base bioalloy in simulated human fluids. In: Dössel, O., Schlegel, W.C. (eds) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 25/10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03900-3_8

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