Copper and its alloys have exhibited very beneficial properties as regard to the contact killing of bacteria [1],[2]. In course of this research, surfaces of various copper-based alloys will be modified with ultrashort ...

The field of biomedical high entropy alloys has become a vital area because they can make human life easier. The most alloys used in biomedical application are Ti6Al4V due to the titanium element. Pure titanium (CP-Ti) has ...

The research activities at the Department of Materials Science at the Montanuniversitaet Leoben will be presented. Our comprehensive research covers all material classes, including metals and alloys, intermetallics, ceramics, ...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is rapidly growing as a revolutionary technique. It provides an interesting ability to produce complex geometries, a key feature for enhancing performance and widening application fields of ...

Cast tungsten carbide (CTC) consists in a biphasic structure of WC lamellae in a W2C matrix resulting from the eutectoid decomposition of W-3.9 wt.% C. Hardfacing of steel tools is the main industrial application of CTC ...

Cold spraying is developing rapidly and has a wide spectrum of applications: protection against corrosion, preparation of high conductivity coatings, repair of damaged metal components, metal additive manufacturing, thermal ...

Direct Ink Writing enables the fabrication of personalized scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. The ink must be smoothly extruded through a narrow nozzle without clogging to form continuous filaments, which must retain ...

Graphite can accommodate various chemical species between graphene layers to form graphite intercalation compounds (GIC) [1]. Alkali metals can easily lead to bulk stage-1 intercalation compounds by vapor transport but for ...

Laser surface structuring has long proven to be a suitable tool to produce surfaces that repel both water and bacteria on actively antibacterial and inert surfaces. As a mostly undesired side effect, the laser induced ...

The usual bimodal microstructure of wrought TI64 is known to provide an excellent yield strength to density ratio. However, its poor work-hardening capacities brings about limited ductility. Moreover, the post-uniform ...

Biodegradable materials avoid second surgeries and long-term associated risks of conventional inert implants. Zn arose as a potential candidate for bioresorbable implants due to its proper degradation behaviour and ...

In response of the growing demand for higher product requirements concerning quality, durability and efficiency by simultaneously decreasing product life cycles, the product development has to consider suitable production ...

The current study focuses on the manufacture and characterization of emerging polymer-infiltrated ceramic networks (PICN) produced by 3D-printing technologies, which show a potential to be used as dental implant material. ...