Smart materials with biomedical applications

Nitinol
Kovacs Melinda ICAP.
I.

Introduction
Is
ametalalloyofnickeland
titanium (1:1 )
Shape memory is the ability
of
nitinol
to
undergo
deformation
at
one
temperature, then recover its
original, undeformed shape
upon
heating
above
its
"transformation temperature
Superelasticity occurs at a
narrow temperature range just
above
its
transformation
temperature;

History

William J. Buehler

discovered its
properties during research at the
Naval Ordnance Laboratory in
1959

Structure

Nitinol properties

Aplications

Dentistr
y

Orthopedic
implants

Stent

Artificial muscle

Bibliography
http://memry.com/nitinol-iq/nitinol-fundamentals/transformat

ion-temperatures
http://www.imagesco.com/articles/nitinol/01.html
http://www.chemistrylearner.com/nitinol.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_titanium