Nickel-titanium(NiTi)alloy has been extensively researched in endodontics,particularly in cleaning and shaping the root canal system.Research advances have primarily focused on the design,shape,and geometry of the NiT...
Selective laser melting(SLM)is a mainstream powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing(AM)process that creates a three-dimensional(3D)object using a high power laser to fuse fine particles of various metallic powders su...
Objective:To study the effect of heat-activated nickel-titanium arch wire for orthodontic treatment on local tissue inflammation and bone destruction.Methods:Patients who received orthodontic treatment with nickel-tit...
The formulation of nanocrystallinc NiTi shape memory alloys has potential effects in mechanical stimulation and medical im- plantology. The present work elucidates the effect of milling time on the product's structur...
Background As the only active component in final treatment phase of Tip-Edge Plus technique, the activation of nickel-titanium orthodontic archwires is one of the factors that affect the torque expression. It is neces...
Background The shape memory effect of nickel-titanium (NiTi) archwires is largely determined by the phase transition temperature. It is associated with a reversible transformation from martensite to austenite. The a...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30572067);Ministry of Science and Technology of China
Shape memory alloys (SMA) have been applied to a wide variety of applications in a number of different fields such as aeronautical applications, sensors/actuators, medical sciences as well as orthodontics. It is a hot...
SupportedbyShanghaiYouthScienceandTechnologyRisingStarPlan (No .0 3QD1 4 0 6 9)
Objective: To explore a new strategy to treat humeral shaft nonunion efficiently. Methods: In the light of mechanical characteristics of Nickel Titanium memory and the anatomic morphology of humeral shaft, we designed...