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Bioceramics, Bioglasses and Gels for Tissue Engineering
Metallic materials such as stainless steel (SS), titanium (Ti), magnesium (Mg) alloys, and
cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys are widely used as biomaterials for implant applications. Metallic
implants sometimes fail in surgeries due to inadequate biocompatibility, faster degradation rate
(Mg-based alloys), inflammatory response, infections, inertness (SS, Ti, and Co-Cr alloys), lower
corrosion resistance, elastic modulus mismatch, excessive wear, and shielding stress.
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