A Wearable Iron-Based Implant as an Intramedullary Nail in Tibial Shaft Fracture of Sheep

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Surface scanning electron microscopy micrographs of sample (a) overview of iron-based implant, (b) overview of stainless steel implant (1000x mag), (c) EDS spectra of iron-based, and (d) EDS spectra of stainless steel, (e) X-ray diffraction of iron-based, and (f) X-ray diffraction of stainless steel implant.

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