Bio-functional niobium-based metallic biomaterials: Exploring their physicomechanical properties, biological

Ziyuan Liu1, Ming-Chun Zhao2, Dengfeng Yin2

  • 1College of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.

Acta Biomaterialia
|December 16, 2024
PubMed

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