Magnesium single crystals for biomedical applications grown in vertical Bridgman apparatus

This paper describes successful efforts to design, build, test, and utilize a single crystal apparatus using the Bridgman approach for directional solidification. The created instrument has been successfully tested to grow magnesium single crystals from melt. Preliminary mechanical tests carried out...

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Published inReview of scientific instruments Vol. 87; no. 10; pp. 105126 - 105140
Main Authors Salunke, Pravahan, Joshi, Madhura, Chaswal, Vibhor, Zhang, Guangqi, Rosenbaum, Leonard A., Dowling, Kevin, Decker, Paul, Shanov, Vesselin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Institute of Physics 01.10.2016
Subjects
Biomedical materials
Bridgman method
Crystal growth
Crystallization
Directional solidification
Magnesium
Magnesium - chemistry
Mechanical tests
Scientific apparatus & instruments
Single crystals
Stress, Mechanical
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Summary:This paper describes successful efforts to design, build, test, and utilize a single crystal apparatus using the Bridgman approach for directional solidification. The created instrument has been successfully tested to grow magnesium single crystals from melt. Preliminary mechanical tests carried out on these single crystals indicate unique and promising properties, which can be harnessed for biomedical applications.
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ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4965237