US 12,251,755 B2
Antimicrobial biocompatible metal alloy and manufacture of the same
Boonrat Lohwongwatana, Bangkok (TH); Saran Tantavisut, Bangkok (TH); Chedtha Puncreobutr, Bangkok (TH); Thanawat Phetrattanarangsi, Nonthaburi (TH); Techawit Hirisatja, Nonthaburi (TH); and Methawee Choosri, Nonthaburi (TH)
Assigned to CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, Bangkok (TH)
Appl. No. 17/266,505
Filed by CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, Bangkok (TH)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/056678
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 5, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/058780, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/715,024, filed on Aug. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0088675 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B22F 1/052 (2022.01); A61L 27/10 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); B22F 1/08 (2022.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); C03C 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC B22F 1/052 (2022.01) [A61L 27/10 (2013.01); A61L 27/306 (2013.01); B22F 1/08 (2022.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C03C 17/06 (2013.01); B22F 2301/205 (2013.01); B22F 2304/10 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Ti-based metal alloy powder, consisting of;
Ti;
Cu within a range of 5-30 atomic percent; and
transition metal within a range of 0-40 atomic percent,
wherein such transition metal is one or a plurality of Nb, Ta, Pd, and Co, a combined range of the Cu and the transition metal is within 15-49 atomic percent, and a relationship of Ti, Cu, Zr and the transition metal is represented as TixCuyZrzOaRb,
Q being one or a plurality of Nb and Ta;
R being one or a plurality of Pd, and Co;
x being within a range of 40-70 atomic percent;
y being within a range of 10-30 atomic percent;
z being within a range of 4-10 atomic percent;
a being within a range of 5-7 atomic percent; and
b being within a range of 6-33 atomic percent.