Corrosion of implants

<body background="../_themes/indust/indtextb.jpg" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" text="#000000" link="#3366CC" vlink="#666666" alink="#990000"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> <p> </p> <p align="left"><b><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#666666">Corrosion of Implants</font></b></p> <p>A wide range of <a href="../MatSelect/corrmetals.htm"> metals</a> and their <a href="../MatSelect/corralloys.htm">alloys</a>, polymers, ceramics and composites are used in surgically implanted medical devices and prostheses and dental materials. Most implanted devices are constructed of more than one kind of material (implants of complex composition). Since the early 1900s, metal alloys have been developed for these applications to provide improved physical and chemical properties, such as strength, durability and corrosion <a href="../MatSelect/CorrResistance.htm">resist</a>ance ... and much more!!</p> <p>If you are viewing this text, your browser lacks the ability to read frames. Don't worry, you can still enjoy our site. All the pages can be viewed from contents page. Please come inside!</p> <p><a href="frconten.htm">Module Contents</a></p> </font></body>