Metal Coordination‐Mediated Functional Grading and Self‐Healing in Mussel Byssus Cuticle (open access)

Metal Coordination‐Mediated Functional Grading and Self‐Healing in Mussel Byssus Cuticle

Article demonstrates direct evidence of Fe3+ and Fe2+ gradient distribution across mussel byssal cuticle threads thickness, which shows more Fe2+ inside the inner cuticle, to support the hypothesis that the cuticle is a functionally graded material with high stiffness, extensibility, and self‐healing capacity.
Date: October 24, 2019
Creator: Xu, Quan; Xu, Meng; Lin, Chun-Yu; Zhao, Qiang; Zhang, Rui; Dong, Xiaoxiao et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bioactive glass coatings on metallic implants for biomedical applications (open access)

Bioactive glass coatings on metallic implants for biomedical applications

Article provides a detailed overview of the benefits and issues of metal alloys when used as biomedical implants and how they are improved by bioactive glass-based coatings for biomedical applications.
Date: October 5, 2019
Creator: Oliver, Joy-anne N.; Su, Yingchao; Lu, Xiaonan; Kuo, Po Hsuen; Du, Jincheng & Zhu, Donghui
System: The UNT Digital Library