Magnesium single crystals for biomedical applications grown in vertical Bridgman apparatus.
This paper describes successful efforts to design, build, test, and utilize a single crystal apparatus using the Bridgman approach for directional solidification. The created instrument has been successfully tested to grow magnesium single crystals from melt. Preliminary mechanical tests carried out on these single crystals indicate unique and promising properties, which can be harnessed for biomedical applications.
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.
Pravahan
P
Salunke
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.
Madhura
M
Joshi
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.
Vibhor
V
Chaswal
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.
Guangqi
G
Zhang
CVD Equipment Corporation, Central Islip, New York 11722, USA.
Leonard A
LA
Rosenbaum
CVD Equipment Corporation, Central Islip, New York 11722, USA.
Kevin
K
Dowling
CVD Equipment Corporation, Central Islip, New York 11722, USA.
Paul
P
Decker
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.
Vesselin
V
Shanov
D003460:Crystallization; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D008274:Magnesium