The reduced content of aluminum and other impurities in the alloy will reduce the likelihood of an allergic reaction to the implant.
TASS reports that scientists from the UrFU and the Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow have managed to improve a titanium alloy used in medical implants. In the new alloy scientists managed to minimize the content of aluminum and vanadium, which have toxic properties and can cause an allergic reaction.
In addition, titanium implants have a very high stiffness relative to bone, which can cause atrophy and degradation of bone tissue. Scientists have been able to reduce this. By reducing the stiffness by one and a half times, they managed to increase the strength of the alloy, they note in the UrFU.
It is noted that the titanium alloy Ti-39Nb-7Zr was taken as a basis, and after special treatment at a temperature of +450 degrees, the micro-particles of the alloy decreased in 5-7 times.
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