In Vitro Electrochemical Corrosion and Cell Viability Studies on Nickel-Free Stainless Steel Orthopedic Implants

• Erfan Salahinejad,

  Affiliations Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Mohammad Jafar Hadianfard,

  Affiliation Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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• Digby Donald Macdonald,

  Affiliations Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Research Excellence in Corrosion, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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• Samin Sharifi-Asl,

  Affiliation Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Masoud Mozafari,

  Affiliations Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Kenneth J. Walker,

  Affiliation School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Armin Tahmasbi Rad,

  Affiliation Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Sundararajan V. Madihally,

  Affiliation School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Lobat Tayebi

  * E-mail: lobat.tayebi@okstate.edu

  Affiliations Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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