Metal alloys have numerous applications in the biomedical industry ranging from prosthetic artificial limb replacements to stents used to increase blood flow in the coronary artery (1-4). As research regarding combat of heart disease progresses, it is becoming evident that the need for new chemistry for polishing endovascular stents created from superelastic Nitinol and other shape memory alloys is becoming further necessitated (2). Utilizing metals of cobalt-chrome and stainless steel as an alternative to prosthetic limb replacement and human bone movement (3-4) has resulted in the need for a non-acid electropolishing for metal to substitute acidic electropolishing for more biocompatibility and more eco-friendliness (5-6). This study examines the continued development of non-hazardous electro-chemical polishing using vitamin-B4 treatments through the applications of metal alloys in the biomedical field; a process that has seen transformation in the course of the continual development of ionic liquid mediums (6). A more advanced method of metal dispensation, this process produces an environmentally-cleaner and more cost-efficient product than products currently embraced in the biomedical industry, which utilize acid-based electrolytes.
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