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Nitinol: shape-memory and super-elastic materials in surgery

Author: A. Szold

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 9/2006

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Nitinol (Nickel Titanium Naval Ordinance Laboratory), an alloy containing an almost equal mixture of nickel and titanium, was invented in the late 1960s. For many years, it was considered a “solution in search of a problem.” It has generated interest in the medical device world only in the past decade, when it became a key component of several revolutionary medical devices including vascular stents, tools, and grafts. …

Title: Nitinol: shape-memory and super-elastic materials in surgery
Author: A. Szold
Publication date: 01-09-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 9/2006
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0867-1

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