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ArticleMetallurgical and materials transactions. A. Physical metallurgy and materials science2020

Highly Ductile Zn-2Fe-WC Nanocomposite as Biodegradable Material.

Zeyi Guan, Chase S Linsley, Shuaihang Pan, Christina DeBenedetto, Jingke Liu, Benjamin M Wu, Xiaochun Li

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Article in Metallurgical and materials transactions. A. Physical metallurgy and materials science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Bioactive materials · 2025
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  6. Experimental study on novel biodegradable Zn-Fe-Si alloys.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Zeyi GuanDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Chase S LinsleyDepartment of Bioengineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Shuaihang PanDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Christina DeBenedettoDepartment of Bioengineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jingke LiuDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Benjamin M WuDepartment of Bioengineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Xiaochun LiDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

Novel Zinc-Nanocomposite Materials for Pediatric Bioresorbable Cardiovascular StentsR01HL143465 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LEVI, DANIEL STEVEN, LI, XIAOCHUN · 2019 to 2022
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL143465
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc (Zn) has been widely investigated as a biodegradable metal for orthopedic implants and vascular stents due to its ideal corrosion in vivo and biocompatibility. However, pure Zn lacks adequate mechanical properties for load-bearing applications. Alloying elements, such as iron (Fe), have been shown to improve the strength significantly, but at the cost of compromised ductility and corrosion rate. In this study, tungsten carbide (WC) nanoparticles were incorporated into the Zn-2Fe alloy system for strengthening, microstructure modification, and ductility enhancement. Thermally stable WC nanoparticles modified the intermetallic ζ-FeZn

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