Porous Ti-50.5Ni shape memory alloys with different porosities were produced using a space-holder sintering method. A new Ni-free Ti-based shape memory alloy, Ti-18Nb-5Mo-5Sn, was developed for potential biomedical applications, and a novel one-step hydrothermal process was applied to produce hydroxyapatite coatings on the surface of Ti alloy
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Submitted to the Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation of the Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2010
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