| Af(Austenite finish) | Final, maximum temperature, shape recovery point | |
| Anti-thrombogenic |
Not producing blood clots |
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| Austenite |
Body-centred crystallographic cube which is compact and the most regular pattern possible |
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| Biocompatibility |
Existing alongside living things without harming them |
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| Catheter |
A tube, usually a flexible polymer that is used to contain a medical device or a diagnostic "tool" |
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| DLC |
Diamond-like Carbon |
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| Martensite |
Face-centred crystallographic structure hexagonal close packed |
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| Nitinol |
A shape memory alloy featuring nickel-titanium |
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| SMA |
Shape Memory Alloy |
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| Smart material |
A material that can respond to stimuli in its environment |
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| Superelasticity |
Springy, "rubber-like" behaviour present in shape memory alloys at temperatures just above the Af temperature. The superelasticity arises from the formation and reversion of stress-induced martensite |
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| Swarf |
The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet |
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| Thermal memory |
Shape Memory Alloy material returns to a previously determined shape on the application of heat |
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