Weiqiang Liu

TL;DR: A copper-bearing Ti-6Al-4V-5Cu alloy was processed and subjected to different heat treatments to explore the relationship among microstructure, antibacterial performance, and cytocompatibility as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a thermal oxidation process under water vapor environment was performed on biomedical titanium alloys for 4h at different treatment temperature changing from 600 °C to 800 ÂC to improve the surface properties for the application of artificial joints.

TL;DR: An SS-based transparent hydrogel scaffold with steerable physical properties and excellent biocompatibility through 3D printing is presented, pioneering promising applications in the visualization of wound care and drug delivery.

TL;DR: Pedicle screw strength or load to failure was biomechanically evaluated, and the geometric characteristics of pedicle screw instrumentation systems were compared, demonstrating that the polyaxial head coupling to the screw is the first to fail and may be a protective feature of the pedicle Screw, preventing pedicle screws breakage.

TL;DR: The tribological results showed an improvement in friction and wear resistance for both Ti-5Cu and Ti-6Al-4V-5 Cu alloys due to the precipitation of Ti2Cu.