Metallic Biomaterials: Current Challenges and Opportunities
materials Review Metallic Biomaterials: Current Challenges and Opportunities Karthika Prasad 1,2,3,*, Olha Bazaka 4, Ming Chua 1, Madison Rochford 1, Liam Fedrick 1, Jordan Spoor 1, Richard Symes 1, Marcus Tieppo 1, Cameron Collins 1, Alex Cao 1, David Markwell 1 ID , Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov 1,2,3 and Kateryna Bazaka 1,2,3,4,* 1 School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; me.chua@connect.qut.edu.au (M.C.); madison.rochford@connect.qut.edu.au (M.R.); liam.fedrick@connect.qut.edu.au (L.F.); jordan.spoor@connect.qut.edu.au (J.S.); richard.symes@connect.qut.edu.au (R.S.); marcus.tieppo@connect.qut.edu.au (M.T.); ck.collins@connect.qut.edu.au (C.C.); alex.cao@connect.qut.edu.au (A.C.); david.markwell@connect.qut.edu.au (D.M.); Kostya.ostrikov@qut.edu.au (K.O.) 2 CSIRO-QUT Joint Sustainable Processes and Devices Laboratory, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P.O. Box 218, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia 3 Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia 4 College of Science and Engineering, Technology and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia; olga.bazaka@jcu.edu.au * Correspondence: karthika.prasad@hdr.qut.edu.au (K.P.); kateryna.bazaka@qut.edu.au. (K.B.); Tel.: +61-7-31382165 (K.B.) Received: 27 April 2017; Accepted: 25 July 2017; Published: 31 July 2017 Abstract: Metallic biomaterials are engineered systems designed to provide internal support to biological tissues and they are being used largely in joint replacements, dental implants, orthopaedic fixations and stents.
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