Research hotspots and trends of biodegradable magnesium and its alloys

Rui Zan; Sheng Shen; Yuanding Huang; Han Yu; Yaohui Liu; Shi Yang; Bohao Zheng; Zijun Gong; Wenhui Wang; Xiaonong Zhang; Tao Suo; Houbao Liu

Smart Materials in Medicine (Jan 2023)

Research hotspots and trends of biodegradable magnesium and its alloys

Rui Zan,
Sheng Shen,
Yuanding Huang,
Han Yu,
Yaohui Liu,
Shi Yang,
Bohao Zheng,
Zijun Gong,
Wenhui Wang,
Xiaonong Zhang,
Tao Suo,
Houbao Liu

Affiliations

Rui Zan: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biliary Tract Minimal Invasive Surgery and Materials, Shanghai, 200032, China
Sheng Shen: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biliary Tract Minimal Invasive Surgery and Materials, Shanghai, 200032, China; Biliary Tract Disease Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200232, China
Yuanding Huang: Institute of Metallic Biomaterials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, 21502, Germany
Han Yu: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
Yaohui Liu: Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52062, Germany
Shi Yang: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
Bohao Zheng: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biliary Tract Minimal Invasive Surgery and Materials, Shanghai, 200032, China; Biliary Tract Disease Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200232, China
Zijun Gong: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biliary Tract Minimal Invasive Surgery and Materials, Shanghai, 200032, China; Biliary Tract Disease Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200232, China
Wenhui Wang: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
Xiaonong Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; Corresponding author.
Tao Suo: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biliary Tract Minimal Invasive Surgery and Materials, Shanghai, 200032, China; Biliary Tract Disease Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200232, China; Corresponding author. Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Houbao Liu: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biliary Tract Minimal Invasive Surgery and Materials, Shanghai, 200032, China; Biliary Tract Disease Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200232, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4
pp. 468 – 479

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With the increasing demand for innovative therapies, biodegradable magnesium has attracted more and more attention, which could avoid secondary surgery and reduce complications. Until now, plenty of researchers take part in the research & development of this field, and many articles have been published every year. However, it is a huge challenge to predict research trends and definite topics for researchers, which could result in low research value, wasted resources and even slowed medical device transformation. Usually, reviews summarize a specific topic, such as alloy elements, coating designs, degradable properties, etc. Deriving key indicators from a large amount of data with the help of statistical analysis, make a historical review, current situation analysis, and future prediction more convincing. Herein, it has been conducted a bibliometric study according to 2669 publications collected from the Web of Science (WOS) database from 2005 to 2021. By analyzing some key factors, including annual publications, keywords, country contributions, authors as well as institutions, the evolution of biodegradable magnesium is objectively studied. The research trends of biodegradable magnesium alloys are corrosion resistance, the influence of microstructural control on mechanical behavior and bio-functions of implants in a chronological manner. The co-occurrence mapping of the countries and authors suggests that current in-depth research and development of magnesium is more emphasis on institutional and international cooperation.

Published in Smart Materials in Medicine

ISSN: 2590-1834 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology
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