title: Precious metals: materials of diversity.
abstract: The properties of precious metals and their alloys make them suitable for an expanding number of applications. Their great capacity to be cold worked and other valuable characteristics for medical device applications are outlined.
authors: Cendres+Métaux, Biel-Bienne, Switzerland. niklaus.baltzer@csma.ch
authors: Niklaus
authors: N
authors: Baltzer
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000639:trends*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D008422:Materials Testing; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008670:Metals