Chapter 11
SMA Biomedical Applications
Ferdinando Auricchio1,2,3, Elisa Boatti2, and Michele Conti1 1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura (DICAr), Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy 2Center for Advanced Numerical Simulation (CeSNA), Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS), Pavia, Italy 3Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche (IMATI), National Research Council (CNR), Pavia, Italy
Abstract
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a group of metallic materials that exhibit unique properties and, accordingly, draw the interest of scientific communities and industries. The most used SMA in the biomedical field is Nitinol (NiTi). Nowadays, a large majority of SMA medical devices are produced using ...
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