tRecently magnesium alloys are emerging as a better
alternative for temporary implants and for making stents [5].
As the currently used permanent cardiovascular implants
pose several problems such as thrombogenicity, permanent
physical irritation, mismatches in mechanical behavior
between stented and non-stented vessel area etc., a new
domain of research on metallic implants focuses on new
biodegradable implants, which dissolve in biological
environment after a certain time of functional use. The
degradable implants are seen to provide more physiological
repair, better reconstruction, appropriate radial and
longitudinal straightening effect and tissue growth.
Magnesium as a degradable implant material provides both
biocompatibility and suitable mechanical properties in in
vitro and in vivo studies and it has been shown that
magnesium is suitable to be used for degradable implants as
they exhibit good cell attachment and tissue growth