Niobium for medical applications

Niobium also plays an important role in surgical medicine, not only in the manufacture of medical devices, but also as a "bio-adaptive material".

For example, niobium sheets can be used to compensate for damage to the skull, niobium wire can be used to suture nerves and tendons, niobium strips can be used to replace broken bones and joints, and niobium yarn or niobium mesh made from niobium wire can be used to compensate for muscle tissue.

Why is niobium so useful in surgery?

The key is that it is extremely resistant to corrosion, does not interact with liquid substances in the human body, does not damage living organisms almost at all, and can be adapted to any sterilization method, so that it can be combined with organic tissues for long periods of time without harming the human body.

In addition to such a good use in surgery, the use of niobium, tantalum's chemical stability, you can also use them to make electrolytic capacitors, rectifiers and so on.

It is with it than the general size of other capacitors "brothers" capacity of five times, and very reliable, shock-resistant, large operating temperature range, long service life, has been used in a large number of electronic computers, radar, missiles, supersonic aircraft, automated control devices, as well as color television, stereoscopic television and other electronic circuits.