University of Cincinnati

Doug Nienaber

Vesselin N Shanov

Mark J Schulz

Pravahan Salunke

Vibhor Chaswal

Guangqi Zhang

Sergey N Yarmolenko

Madhura Joshi

A biomedical implant () is formed from magnesium (Mg) single crystal (). The biomedical implant () may be biodegradable. The biomedical implant () may be post treated to control the mechanical properties and/or corrosion rate thereof said Mg single crystal () without changing the chemical composition thereof. A method of making a Mg single crystal () for biomedical applications includes filling a single crucible () with more than one chamber with polycrystalline Mg, melting at least a portion of said polycrystalline Mg, and forming more than one Mg single crystal () using directional solidification.

Magnesium single crystal for biomedical applications and methods of making same

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Loveland, OH, United States of America

Doug Nienaber