ANTIMICROBIAL NIOBIUM ALLOY

Organization Name

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

Inventor(s)

Mohamed Abdrabou Hussein of Dhahran (SA)

Mohammed Abdul Azeem of Dhahran (SA)

Arumugam Madhan Kumar of Dhahran (SA)

Ahmad Asaad Sorour of Dhahran (SA)

ANTIMICROBIAL NIOBIUM ALLOY

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18939709 titled 'ANTIMICROBIAL NIOBIUM ALLOY

Original Abstract Submitted

An antimicrobial alloy includes titanium, niobium, and silver. Further, the antimicrobial alloy includes between 5 and 30 atomic percent niobium, up to 3 atomic percent silver, the remaining atomic percentage is titanium, and the alloy does not include zirconium. The antimicrobial alloy has a predominantly beta-titanium crystal structure and an elasticity modulus ranging from 60 to 85 GPa. A process for manufacturing the antimicrobial alloy. The antimicrobial alloy prepared by the method can be used in bioimplants.