新工艺制备纳米钛酸钙涂层及生物相容性评价

目的 :研究新型纳米钛酸钙(CaTiO_3)涂层钛合金材料的生物相容性。方法 :将钛板、羟基磷灰石涂层钛板和纳米CaTiO_3涂层钛板分为钛板组、涂层组、纳米组(各60例)。通过扫描电镜、X射线衍射对3组材料进行分析。将各组材料与成骨细胞(MC3T3-E1)共培养,通过免疫荧光染色、MTT法、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)含量测定评估材料表面细胞的存活、增殖及分化情况;通过电镜检测材料表面成骨细胞的钙化。结果 :涂层组、纳米组比钛板组有更高的活细胞数量、MTT值、ALP含量,有更好的细胞结构形态和钙化,而涂层组、纳米组无差异。结论 :该新型纳米CaTiO_3涂层材料有良好的生物相容性,为其将来临床植入体内提供了一定的实验依据。     

具有良好抗菌活性和生物兼容性的钛植入体

背景:目前,纯钛及其合金因其较好的生物相容性及力学性能成为最常用的牙科植入体,但其本身并无抗菌性。目的:采用放电法处理钛板,观察其抗菌活性和生物相容性。方法:通过放电加工法制备钛板,以链球菌的变种培养,以菌落形成评估抗菌活性。通过造骨细胞和纤维母细胞在钛样本上的培养,观察细胞附着和繁殖情况并计算细胞数。并观察细胞结合蛋白吸收,评估钛板的组织相容性。进一步用电子显微镜的扫描图像观察样本表面结构,以薄层的X射线衍射来评估表面抗菌性能。结果与结论:经与未行表面处理的钛板对照比较,在氯化钠、氯化钾和氯化镁处理过的样本表现出抗菌活性,在1mol/L溶液处理后的样品细菌数明显减少,而在硫酸钠、乙酸钾和硫酸镁处理的样本则无抗菌活性。氯化钛显示更多的蛋白吸收。X射线衍射钛出现高峰,氧化钛表面稳定。检测显示三氯化钛变成了次氯酸,后者是有抗菌活性的。结果提示,用放电技术处理钛板表面方法。氯化钛样本即具有优良的细胞相容性,又有对口腔细菌的抗菌活性。     

MAO纯钛骨诱导能力及生物相容性的骨内植入试验研究

目的对用一定参数微弧氧化(microarc arc oxidation,MAO)处理的纯钛材料进行动物骨内植入实验,以评价MAO处理的纯钛材料骨诱导性及组织相容性。方法纯钛片经过一定参数的微弧氧化处理,在无菌手术条件下植入新西兰大白兔的胫骨里,以相同规格的钛片作对照,在两个月后取出钛片,对取出的MAO纯钛行扫描电镜观察及能谱分析以观察其表面形貌及钙磷元素的变化,再结合组织学方法评价MAO纯钛的生物相容性及骨诱导性。结果所有实验动物在实验过程中未发现明显植入区感染等异常现象,扫描电镜观察及能谱分析发现材料表面的钙、磷所占比例均下降,但是钙含量下降更明显,组织学观察,两组材料周围的骨组织未发现异常的炎症细胞集聚和浸润,对照组周围无骨组织生成,试验组未见到MAO纯钛试件涂层脱落现象,且材料表面生成约200微米厚的的成熟新生骨组织。结论MAO处理的纯钛具有良好骨组织相容性及诱导骨形成的能力。     

硅烷偶联剂对纯钛表面改性及细胞相容性的影响

背景：目前国内将硅烷偶联用于金属表面预处理的报道较少。 目的：对NaOH碱处理的钛片行硅烷化改性,观察硅烷膜的表面形貌与结构特征及细胞相容性。 方法：对制得的纯钛试件行NaOH碱处理,然后分别以8%,15%,33%浓度的KH-550硅烷偶联剂进行改性处理,以纯钛片和碱处理的钛片为对照组,采用扫描电镜观察改性处理钛片表面微观形貌,采用能谱仪分析改性处理钛片表面的成分。将纯钛片、碱处理的钛片及不同浓度KH-550硅烷偶联剂改性处理的钛片分别与犬骨髓间充质干细胞共培养,观察材料表面细胞的形态及黏附。 结果与结论：硅烷膜由许多呈脑浆状的小片构成,排列紧密,主要由C、N、O、Si等元素组成。当硅烷溶液浓度为8%时,钛表面难以形成较完整的硅烷膜;当硅烷溶液浓度为15%时,钛表面形成的硅烷膜表面较8%浓度组钛表面相对较完整,但可仍见有较多裂纹,难以形成致密的硅烷膜;当硅烷溶液浓度为33%时,纯钛表面能形成致密的硅烷膜。犬骨髓间充质干细胞在33%浓度硅烷膜处理后钛基体上的黏附情况明显优于纯钛、碱处理钛片及8%,15%浓度硅烷膜处理后的钛片。说明33%硅烷化改性纯钛表面硅烷膜较完整,并且具有良好的生物相容性,可促进骨髓间质干细胞在活性层表面的黏附。中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程全文链接：     

纳米网状结构对骨髓间充质干细胞生物活性的影响

背景：有研究表明不同的纳米表面形貌对细胞的生物活性具有不同的影响,但纳米网状结构至今少有报道。 目的：观察纳米网状结构对骨髓间充质干细胞生物活性的影响。 方法：实验利用碱热处理法,制备获得纳米网状的表面形貌材料,利用纯钛作为对照组材料,将两种材料分别与骨髓间充质干细胞共培养,利用扫描电镜及免疫荧光分别观察细胞形态及细胞骨架,再利用培养不同时间后细胞的吸光度值依次检测细胞早期黏附、增殖及成骨分化情况。 结果与结论：两组材料与细胞共培养30,60,120 min时,纳米网状结构组材料表面黏附的细胞数量明显多与纯钛。共培养第1,3,5天时,纳米网状结构组材料均可以明显促进细胞增殖,吸光度值明显高于纯钛组(P < 0.05)。两组材料与细胞成骨诱导培养14 d后,与纯钛组相比,纳米网状结构组材料的碱性磷酸酶值明显升高(P < 0.05),其材料表面的细胞形态及细胞骨架结构均较好。结果证实,与传统的纯钛材料相比,纳米网状结构可以更好的调节骨髓间充质干细胞的生物活性。中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程全文链接：     

镍钛形状记忆合金表面改性后的血液相容性

背景：镍钛形状记忆合金植入人体内必需要有很好的生物相容性和生物安全性。 目的：观察分析镍钛形状记忆合金表面改性后对其生物相容性的影响。 方法：将镍钛形状记忆合金随机分为两组,经阴极电沉积法处理的材料为实验组,未经处理的为空白组,通过扫描电镜观察实验组材料表面的变化,并测定材料的溶血率和动态凝血时间。体外培养骨髓基质干细胞,与两组材料复合培养,通过MTT法检测两组材料中细胞存活数量。 结果与结论：镍钛形状记忆合金表面改性后,表面出现由很多的纳米级颗粒紧密聚集形成的Ti-O膜,实验组材料的溶血率下降,凝血时间延长,两组材料与骨髓基质干细胞复合培养第2,4,6天,实验组吸光度比空白组明显增高(P < 0.05)。说明镍钛形状记忆合金经阴极电沉积法表面改性后具有较好的生物相容性和生物安全性。     

退火处理不同管径TiO2纳米管表面成纤维细胞的生物学行为

文题释义：TiO₂纳米管阵列：利用阳极氧化方法在纯钛板表面生成的一薄层TiO₂结构。即以钛或钛合金为阴极以铂片为阳极,在含氟电解液中通过电化学方法产生的自组装TiO₂纳米管层,可通过控制阳极氧化的电压来精确控制纳米管的管径,阳极氧化的时间会影响纳米管的长度。与光滑的钛表面相比,TiO₂纳米管显著增大了表面积,提高了材料的亲水性和表面能,增加了对纤维粘连蛋白和玻璃粘连蛋白等胞外蛋白大分子的吸附,同时纳米管状结构具有加载药物和生物因子等潜能。 退火处理：退火是一种金属热处理工艺,即将金属缓慢加热到一定温度保持足够的时间,然后以适宜速度冷却。TiO₂存在3种不同的晶型结构：非晶态、锐钛矿和金红石相态。常温制备的TiO₂纳米管为非晶态,经过退火处理,控制退火处理的温度,TiO₂晶型结构转变为锐钛矿或金红石。一般情况下,400-600 ℃的退火可形成锐钛矿,600-750 ℃的退火可形成金红石相。 背景：前期研究发现不同管径钛纳米管对植体表面细胞的黏附和生长影响不同。 目的：分析退火处理不同管径TiO₂纳米管对成纤维细胞生物学行为的影响。 方法：在5 V和20 V电压下分别采用阳极氧化方法在抛光纯钛表面制备TiO₂纳米管,并行退火处理。将纯钛试样分为6组：抛光纯钛组、5 V纳米管组、20 V纳米管组、退火处理抛光纯钛组、退火处理5 V纳米管组、退火处理20 V纳米管组,利用场发射扫描电镜观察试样表面形貌。各组试样表面接种成纤维细胞,采用胞核染色计数方法分析培养60,120 min时试样表面细胞的黏附数,利用扫描电镜观察培养1 d时的细胞形态,MTT法检测培养1,3,5 d后试样表面细胞的增殖情况,天狼星红苦味酸染色法分析培养3 d时细胞的胶原纤维分泌情况。 结果与结论：①退火处理对钛表面TiO₂纳米管形貌及管径无明显影响;②5,20 V纳米管组表面的细胞黏附数量少于抛光纯钛组;退火处理增加了抛光纯钛表面的成纤维细胞黏附数量,减少了5,20 V纳米管表面的细胞黏附数量;③退火处理增强了抛光纯钛表面成纤维细胞的活性,降低了5,20 V纳米管表面的细胞活性;④5,20 V纳米管组表面的细胞增殖活性低于抛光纯钛组;退火处理提高了抛光纯钛表面的细胞增殖活性,减少了5,20 V纳米管表面的细胞增殖活性;⑤5,20 V纳米管组表面细胞的胶原纤维分泌量高于抛光纯钛组;退火处理提高了抛光纯钛表面的细胞胶原分泌量,减少了5,20 V纳米管表面的细胞胶原分泌量;⑥结果表明,TiO₂纳米管不同程度地抑制成纤维细胞的黏附、伸展和增殖,退火处理可增强这种抑制作用;TiO₂纳米管不同程度增强成纤维细胞的胶原分泌功能,退火处理抑制了这种增强效果。 ORCID: 0000-0002-3358-5856(李红彩) 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程     

纯钛表面阳极氧化增强成骨细胞生物活性及护骨素基因的表达

背景:纯钛阳极氧化改性后形成的纳米结构与骨组织具有良好的生物相容性。目的:观察纯钛表面纳米孔结构的形貌和物相构成,以及其对MC3T3-E1小鼠前成骨细胞增殖、黏附等生物学行为和促成骨基因护骨素表达的影响。方法:取纯钛片24份,其中12份仅进行机械抛光,作为对照组;另外12份进行机械抛光后,应用阳极氧化技术在纯钛表面制备纳米孔结构,作为实验组。将小鼠前成骨细胞MC3T3-E1分别接种于两组试件表面,接种7 d后扫描电镜下观察细胞形态,采用MTT法检测细胞增殖情况,绘制生长曲线;同时检测细胞促成骨基因护骨素的表达。结果与结论:阳极氧化后钛片表面形成规格统一的纳米孔结构,但是物相构成并未发生变化。与接种于对照组试件上的成骨细胞相比,实验组试件表面的细胞密度变大,覆盖金属的面积更多,呈现多边形结构,突触向周围移行,可见板状伪足向周围材料伸出;接种第7天时,实验组细胞数目约为对照组的1.4倍,同时纳米孔表面成骨细胞护骨素基因的表达高于对照组(P0.01)。结果表明阳极氧化后形成纳米孔结构的钛片更有利于成骨细胞的黏附、增殖和护骨素基因的表达,进而促进成骨细胞生长,具有良好的生物相容性。     

钛表面纳米仿生磷灰石涂层对成骨样细胞活性的生物增强效应

目的：观察钛表面纳米仿生磷灰石涂层对成骨样细胞行为的影响，为骨科常用钛植入体的表面改性及其生物效应提供实验依据。方法: 商业用纯钛经过物理、化学和生物处理，表面生成均匀薄层仿生的纳米磷灰石涂层，将仿生涂层的钛金属板与成骨样细胞复合培养，以纯钛和只经磨砂、酸蚀处理的钛板作为对照，采用MTT法检测细胞活力和增殖变化、扫描电镜和激光共聚焦荧光显微镜观察细胞形态、RT-PCR检测碱性磷酸酶基因表达。结果: 纳米仿生磷灰石涂层比非涂层钛金属表面细胞的增殖数量明显增高，细胞的形态和分布也优于对照组；培养12 d，涂层对细胞ALP基因表达的量明显高于对照组。结论: 钛金属表面纳米仿生磷灰石涂层可以增强细胞的生物效应，提高钛植入体的骨界面早期结合，具有很好的应用前景。     

纯钛种植体表面改性对骨结合的影响

背景:研究表明,对种植体表面进行化学、物理、生物化学等改性,可以显著提高种植体表面的生物学活性和骨结合强度。目的:综述并比较不同纯钛表面改性方法对骨结合的影响。方法:以"纯钛、种植体、种植、种植体表面、表面改性、生物活性、生物相容性、骨结合、研究进展"为中文关键词,以"pure titanium,implants,plant,the surface of the implant,surface modification,biologica activity,biocompatibility,osseointegration,research progress"为英文关键词,用计算机检索CNKI数据库、万方数据库和Pub Med数据库。结果与结论:钛具有稳定的化学性能、良好的生物相容性及较高的抗断裂强度,因而在种植修复中被广泛应用,但钛种植体是一种生物惰性材料,直接植入人体后的生物相容性和生物学活性较差,影响其与骨的结合。为提高种植体骨结合强度,目前最为有效的方法是对纯钛表面进行改性。大多数研究表明,经过改性后的种植体具有一定的骨诱导作用,可促使骨细胞在其表面黏附、增殖、分化及矿化。钛种植体经过物理、化学、生物化学等改性处理后,其表面形貌、化学成分、表面粗糙度及亲水性能等发生改变,从而提高了种植体的生物相容性和生物活性,促进了骨结合的发生。     

Selection of the implant and coating materials for optimized performance by means of nanoindentation

Mechanical compatibility between a coating and a substrate is important for the longevity of implant materials. While previous studies have utilized the entire coating for analysis of mechanical compatibility of the surface, this study focuses on the nanoindentation of a uniformly thermally sprayed splat. Hydroxyapatite was thermally sprayed to create a homogeneous deposit density, as confirmed by microRaman spectroscopy, of amorphous calcium phosphate. Substrates were commercially pure Ti, Ti-6Al-4V, Co-Cr alloy and stainless steel. Nanoindentation revealed that splats deposited on the different metals have similar hardness and elastic modulus values of 4.2 ± 0.2 GPa and 80 ± 3 GPa, respectively. The mechanical properties were affected by the substrate type more than residual stresses, which were found to be low. It is recommended that amorphous calcium phosphate is annealed to relieve the quenching stress or that appropriate temperature histories are chosen to relax the stress created in cooling the coating assembly.     

Flow and High Affinity Binding Affect the Elastic Modulus of the Nucleus,Cell Body and the Stress Fibers of Endothelial Cells

Cell mechanical properties are important in the adhesion of endothelial cells to synthetic vascular grafts exposed to shear flow. We hypothesized that the local apparent elastic modulus of the nucleus and the cell body would increase to a greater extent for cells adherent via the dual ligand (integrin-fibronectin/avidin-biotin) and exposed to flow, than for cells treated with either ligand alone. High affinity avidin-biotin bonds and in vitro flow exposure were used to improve adhesion to grafts thereby altering the mechanical properties of endothelial cells. Introduction of the dual ligand chemistry at the cell-substrate interface increased the apparent elastic modulus of the cells as compared to cells adherent with the fibronectin-integrin bonds only. Cells cultured on the dual ligand surface exhibited higher elastic moduli of the nucleus and cell body relative to cells cultured on fibronectin alone. Exposure of cells to flow increased the apparent elastic modulus of the cell body, nucleus, and stress fibers of cells adherent to the fibronectin surface. A similar effect was seen for cells adherent to the dual ligand surface, although there was little effect on the elastic modulus of the nucleus. While the dual ligand surface produces an increase in adhesion strength, focal contact area and elastic modulus, the change in elastic modulus after exposure to flow is due only to an increase in stress fibers and not an increase in contact area.     

Enhanced mechanical properties and in vitro cell response of surface mechanical attrition treated pure titanium

Surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) was used to fabricate nanocrystalline surface layers on the commercial purity titanium. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results indicate that the top layer contained nanograins. Enhanced strength and microhardness were achieved due to the surface nanostructure. Cell culture tests have shown a greater adhered cell density and more extensively spreading morphologies of Saos-2 cells on the SMAT substrates compared to those on the as-received Ti counterparts. Enhanced cell viability and cell cycle were also achieved on the SMAT Ti substrates. These could be attributed to the nanostructure grains with the increased surface hydrophilicity and roughness on the SMAT Ti.     

Evaluation of polydimethylsiloxane scaffolds with physiologically-relevant elastic moduli: interplay of substrate mechanics and surface chemistry effects on vascular smooth muscle cell response

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is used extensively to study cell-substrate interactions because its mechanical properties are easily tuned in physiologically relevant ranges. However, changes in mechanical properties also modulate surface chemistry and cell response. Here, we correlate the mechanical and surface properties of PDMS to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) behavior. We find that a 5-fold increase in base:crosslinker ratio leads to approximately 40-fold decrease in elastic modulus but no significant differences in surface wettability. However, when polyelectrolyte multilayers are adsorbed to promote cell adhesion, wettability varies inversely with substrate stiffness. Despite these differences in hydrophobicity, the amount of adsorbed protein remains the same. In the absence of serum, there is a 39% decrease in cell attachment and a 42% decrease in spreading as the elastic modulus decreases from 1.79 to 0.05 MPa. In the presence of serum or adsorbed fibronectin, the differences in attachment and spreading are diminished. This is not the case for the rate of serum-stimulated cell proliferation, which remains inversely dependent on crosslinker concentration. We conclude that for the range of crosslinker concentrations investigated, the surface properties dominate the initial cell attachment and spreading, whereas the mechanical properties influence the long-term cell growth.     

Microstructure and deformation behavior of biocompatible TiO2 nanotubes on titanium substrate

Titanium oxide coatings have been shown to exhibit desirable properties as biocompatible coatings. We report on the quantitative microstructure characterization and deformation behavior of TiO(2) nanotubes on Ti substrate. Nanotubes were processed using anodic oxidation of Ti in a NaF electrolyte solution. Characterization of the as-processed coatings was conducted using scanning electron microscopy and focused ion beam milling. Increases in anodization time had no significant effect on tube diameter or tube wall thickness. Coating thickness, however, increased with time up to 2h of anodization, at which point an equilibrium thickness was established. Nanoindentation was used to probe the mechanical response in terms of Young's modulus and hardness. Progressively higher values of elastic modulus were obtained for thinner films consistent with increasing effects of the Ti substrate. A possible deformation mechanism of densification of the porous oxide and wear of the dense surface is suggested and discussed.     

不同材料髋关节假体在髋关节置换中的应用

背景：金属材料、高分子材料和陶瓷材料等制作的人工髋关节关节都已成功应用于临床,产品也已经发展到比较成熟的阶段,但是每种材料依然存在各自的优缺点。 目的：评价不同材料髋关节假体的特点及临床应用。 方法：采用电子检索的方式在万方数据库中检索1999-01/2011-02有关髋关节假体材料的研究,关键词为“髋关节置换”。排除重复研究、普通综述或Meta分析类文章,筛选纳入18篇文献进行评价。 结果与结论：金属材料在髋关节置换中占有重要的地位,目前髋关节置换临床应用最多的是金属关节头和超高分子量聚乙烯髋臼的组合,但金属的弹性模量与人体骨骼相差甚远,导致应力遮挡效应,容易引起假体的疏松和不稳定;生物惰性陶瓷在活体内具有很高的稳定性和很好的机械强度,而生物活性陶瓷具有骨传导的特点以及与活骨整合的性能;复合材料假体因其可调的弹性模量和足够的力学强度,力学性能接近人体骨骼而逐渐被重视。但目前还缺乏生物相容性好、生物力学相容性好的理想假体材料。因此,应从改进人工髋关节设计和制造工艺,提高材料的耐磨性与力学性能,增强假体与宿主骨的结合性,减少应力遮挡,寻找新的人工髋关节假体材料等方面来提高置入物与宿主的生物相容性,从而能够更好地延长假体使用寿命。     

Microstructure and deformation behavior of biocompatible TiO2 nanotubes on titanium substrate

Titanium oxide coatings have been shown to exhibit desirable properties as biocompatible coatings. We report on the quantitative microstructure characterization and deformation behavior of TiO₂ nanotubes on Ti substrate. Nanotubes were processed using anodic oxidation of Ti in a NaF electrolyte solution. Characterization of the as-processed coatings was conducted using scanning electron microscopy and focused ion beam milling. Increases in anodization time had no significant effect on tube diameter or tube wall thickness. Coating thickness, however, increased with time up to 2 h of anodization, at which point an equilibrium thickness was established. Nanoindentation was used to probe the mechanical response in terms of Young’s modulus and hardness. Progressively higher values of elastic modulus were obtained for thinner films consistent with increasing effects of the Ti substrate. A possible deformation mechanism of densification of the porous oxide and wear of the dense surface is suggested and discussed.     

Biocompatibility of corrosion-resistant zeolite coatings for titanium alloy biomedical implants

Titanium alloy, Ti6Al4V, is widely used in dental and orthopedic implants. Despite its excellent biocompatibility, Ti6Al4V releases toxic Al and V ions into the surrounding tissue after implantation. In addition, the elastic modulus of Ti6Al4V (～110 GPa) is significantly higher than that of bone (10–40 GPa), leading to a modulus mismatch and consequently implant loosening and deosteointegration. Zeolite coatings are proposed to prevent the release of the toxic ions into human tissue and enhance osteointegration by matching the mechanical properties of bone. Zeolite MFI coatings are successfully synthesized on commercially pure titanium and Ti6Al4V for the first time. The coating shows excellent adhesion by incorporating titanium from the substrate within the zeolite framework. Higher corrosion resistance than the bare titanium alloy is observed in 0.856 M NaCl solution at pHs of 7.0 and 1.0. Zeolite coatings eliminate the release of cytotoxic Al and V ions over a 7 day period. Pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cells show higher adhesion and cell proliferation on the three-dimensional zeolite microstructure surface compared with a two-dimensional glass surface, indicating that the zeolite coatings are highly biocompatible.     

Experimental and numerical analyses of local mechanical properties measured by atomic force microscopy for sheared endothelial cells

Local mechanical properties were measured for bovine endothelial cells exposed to shear stress using an atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the AFM indentations were simulated using a finite element method (FEM) to determine the elastic modulus. After exposure to shear stress, the endothelial cells showed marked elongation and orientation in the flow direction, together with significant decrease in the peak cell height. The applied force-indentation depth curve was obtained at seven different locations on the major axis of the cell surface and quantitatively expressed by the quadratic equation. The elastic modulus was determined by comparison of the experimental and numerical results. The modulus using our FEM model significantly became higher from 12.2+/-4.2 to 18.7+/-5.7 kPa with exposure to shear stress. Fluorescent images showed that stress fibers of F-actin bundles were mainly formed in the central portion of the sheared cells. The significant increase in the modulus may be due to this remodeling of cytoskeletal structure. The moduli using the Hertz model are 0.87+/-0.23 and 1.75+/-0.43 kPa for control and sheared endothelial cells respectively. This difference can be attributable to the differences in approximation functions to determine the elastic modulus. The elastic modulus would contribute a better understanding of local mechanical properties of the cells.     

Synthesis and characterisation of a new superelastic Ti–25Ta–25Nb biomedical alloy

In this study, a new Ti–25Ta–25Nb (mass%) beta alloy was synthesised by cold crucible semi-levitation melting. This technique made it possible to obtain homogeneous ingots although the elements used have very different melting points. After melting, a thermo-mechanical treatment was applied in order to obtain a perfectly recrystallised beta microstructure. For this alloy composition, the tensile tests showed a very low Young’s modulus associated with an important super-elastic behaviour, which contributes to decrease the elastic modulus under stress and to increase the recoverable strain. On the other hand, the corrosion tests, which were carried out in a neutral Ringer solution, indicated a corrosion resistance higher than that of the commercially pure CP Ti alloy. These results show that this new alloy possesses all the characteristics necessary for its long-term use in medical implants.