1. Editorial

   • David S. Grummon
   • M. R. Mitchell
   • Matthias Mertmann

   EditorialNotes 01 July 2011 Pages: 487 - 488

   

2. Design of a Telescopic Linear Actuator Based on Hollow Shape Memory Springs

   • Andrea Spaggiari
   • Igor Spinella
   • Eugenio Dragoni

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 489 - 496

   

3. Actuators and Drivers Based on CuAlNi Shape Memory Single Crystals

   • S. Pulnev
   • V. Nikolaev
   • I. Vahhi

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 497 - 499

   

4. Processing and Damping Properties of Sputtered NiTi Thin Films for Tools in Machining Processes

   • F. Kahleyss
   • R. Lima de Miranda
   • E. Quandt

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 500 - 505

   

5. Long-Time Stability of Ni-Ti-Shape Memory Alloys for Automotive Safety Systems

   • Joachim Strittmatter
   • Paul Gümpel

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 506 - 510

   

6. Processing of NiTi Foams by Transient Liquid Phase Sintering

   • Ampika Bansiddhi
   • David C. Dunand

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 511 - 516

   

7. Property of Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Hybrid Wires of TiNi-Base Shape Memory Alloys

   • Koichi Tsuchiya
   • Tadahiro Koike

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 517 - 521

   

8. Mechanical Properties of Highly Porous NiTi Alloys

   • Martin Bram
   • Manuel Köhl
   • Detlev Stöver

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 522 - 528

   

9. A Study of the Properties of a Room Temperature Martensitic Binary Nitinol Alloy Above and Below its Martensite to Austenite Transformation Temperature

   • Dennis W. Norwich

   OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 529 - 534

   

10. Numerical Studies on the Seismic Retrofit of Bridges Using Shape Memory Alloys

    • Donatello Cardone
    • Giuseppe Perrone
    • Salvatore Sofia

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 535 - 543

    

11. Functional Characterization of Shape Memory CuZnAl Open-Cell Foams by Molten Metal Infiltration

    • S. Arnaboldi
    • P. Bassani
    • A. Tuissi

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 544 - 550

    

12. Simulated and Experimental Damping Properties of a SMA/Fiber Glass Laminated Composite

    • S. Arnaboldi
    • P. Bassani
    • B. Previtali

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 551 - 558

    

13. Smart Control Systems for Smart Materials

    • Horst Meier
    • Alexander Czechowicz
    • Sven Langbein

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 559 - 563

    

14. Strategies for Self-Repairing Shape Memory Alloy Actuators

    • Sven Langbein
    • Alexander Jaroslaw Czechowicz
    • Horst Meier

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 564 - 569

    

15. Model and Simulation of an SMA Enhanced Lip Seal

    • Rui Qiao
    • Xiujie Gao
    • L. Catherine Brinson

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 570 - 578

    

16. Accelerated Fatigue Testing of Stent-Like Diamond Specimens

    • A. Zipse
    • M. Schlun
    • N. Rebelo

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 579 - 583

    

17. Design, Analysis, and Simulated Testing of a Surrogate Nitinol Fatigue Specimen

    • Stuart E. Kari

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 584 - 590

    

18. Nitinol Fatigue Investigation on Stent-Finish Specimens Using Tension-Tension Method

    • Z. Lin
    • K. Pike
    • M. Schlun

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 591 - 596

    

19. Stress-Induced Martensite in Front of Crack Tips in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys: Modeling Versus Experiments

    • C. Maletta
    • M. L. Young

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 597 - 604

    

20. A Material Model for the Cyclic Behavior of Nitinol

    • Nuno Rebelo
    • Achim Zipse
    • Gael Dreher

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 605 - 612

    

21. Nitinol Fatigue: A Review of Microstructures and Mechanisms

    • A. R. Pelton

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 613 - 617

    

22. Effect of Aging on the Microstructure and Shape Memory Effect of a Hot-Rolled NiTiHf Alloy

    • Mahdi Moshref Javadi
    • Majid Belbasi
    • M. Reza Afshar

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 618 - 622

    

23. Patellar Shape-Memory Fixator for the Treatment of Comminuted Fractures of the Inferior Pole of the Patella

    • Xin-Wei Liu
    • Hui-Juan Shang
    • Qing-Ge Fu

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2011 Pages: 623 - 628

    

24. Treatment of Nonunion of Scaphoid Waist with Ni-Ti Shape-Memory Alloy Connector and Iliac Bone Graft

    • Lie-Hu Cao
    • Shuo-Gui Xu
    • Chun-Cai Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 629 - 631

    

25. Treatment of Clavicular Nonunions with Shape Memory Ni-Ti Alloy Swan-Like Bone Connector

    • Xin-wei Liu
    • Shuo-gui Xu
    • Chun-cai Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 632 - 636

    

26. Expression of TGF-β in Fractures Fixed by Nitinol Swan-like Memory Compressive Connectors

    • M. Li
    • C. C. Zhang
    • Q. G. Fu

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 637 - 640

    

27. An Evaluation of a NiTiCo Alloy and its Suitability for Medical Device Applications

    • Audrey Fasching
    • D. Norwich
    • Graeme W. Paul

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 641 - 645

    

28. FE Analysis of Nitinol Leaf Springs Used in a Compression Anastomosis Device

    • Amir Weizman
    • Leonid Monassevitch
    • Idan Dar

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 646 - 652

    

29. Characterization of Two Ti-Nb-Hf-Zr Alloys Under Different Cold Rolling Conditions

    • M. González
    • F. J. Gil
    • J. Peña

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 653 - 657

    

30. Applicability of Shape Memory Alloy Wire for an Active, Soft Orthotic

    • Leia Stirling
    • Chih-Han Yu
    • Radhika Nagpal

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 658 - 662

    

31. Nitinol for Prosthetic and Orthotic Applications

    • Emma Henderson
    • Arjan Buis

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 663 - 665

    

32. An EMG-Controlled SMA Device for the Rehabilitation of the Ankle Joint in Post-Acute Stroke

    • S. Pittaccio
    • S. Viscuso

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 666 - 670

    

33. Biomechanical Study of Acetabular Tridimensional Memoryalloy Fixation System

    • Xin-Wei Liu
    • Shuo-Gui Xu
    • Chun-Cai Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 671 - 678

    

34. Abrasive Wear of Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni Shape Memory Stainless Steel: Preliminary Results

    • Christian Egidio da Silva
    • Heide Heloise Bernardi
    • Jorge Otubo

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 679 - 683

    

35. Effects of Cyclic Loading on the Uniaxial Behavior of Nitinol

    • M. Schlun
    • A. Zipse
    • N. Rebelo

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 684 - 687

    

36. Analysis of Wire Position and Operating Conditions on Functioning of NiTi Wires for Shape Memory Actuators

    • C. Zanotti
    • P. Giuliani
    • A. Tuissi

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 688 - 696

    

37. Nitinol Stent Fatigue in a Peripheral Human Artery Subjected to Pulsatile and Articulation Loading

    • Sean Michael Harvey

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 697 - 705

    

38. Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on SMA Superelastic Springs

    • Gabriele Attanasi
    • Ferdinando Auricchio
    • Marco Urbano

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 706 - 711

    

39. Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Shape Memory Effect of Beams in Bending Conditions

    • Ferdinando Auricchio
    • Simone Morganti
    • Marco Urbano

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 712 - 718

    

40. Finite-Element Simulation of the Anti-Buckling-Effect of a Shape Memory Alloy Bar

    • Frank Richter
    • Oliver Kastner
    • Gunther Eggeler

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 719 - 730

    

41. Modeling of Ultrasonic Initiation of Shape Memory Effect

    • V. V. Rubanik
    • V. V. Klubovich
    • A. V. Shadursky

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 731 - 736

    

42. A Comparison of Different Nitinol Material Data Sources for Finite Element Analysis

    • Frank Nagl
    • Gerd Siekmeyer
    • Andreas Schuessler

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 737 - 744

    

43. A Study on Micro-Machining Technology for the Machining of NiTi: Five-Axis Micro-Milling and Micro Deep-Hole Drilling

    • D. Biermann
    • F. Kahleyss
    • T. Upmeier

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 745 - 751

    

44. Comparison of Inclusions in Cold Drawn Wire and Precursor Hot-Rolled Rod Coil in VIM-VAR Nickel-Titanium Alloy

    • Frank Sczerzenie
    • Graeme Paul
    • Clarence Belden

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 752 - 756

    

45. Production of Nitinol Wire from Elemental Nickel and Titanium Powders Through Spark Plasma Sintering and Extrusion

    • J. Butler
    • P. Tiernan
    • S. A. M. Tofail

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 757 - 761

    

46. Effects of Sn and Zr on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Ta-Based Shape Memory Alloys

    • Y. X. Tong
    • B. Guo
    • L. W. Ma

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 762 - 766

    

47. Effect of Ternary Addition of Iron on Shape Memory Characteristics of Cu-Al Alloys

    • T. N. Raju
    • V. Sampath

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 767 - 770

    

48. Stability in Phase Transformation After Multiple Steps of Marforming in Ti-Rich Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy

    • Andersan dos Santos Paula
    • Karimbi Koosappa Mahesh
    • Francisco Manuel Braz Fernandes

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 771 - 775

    

49. Achieving Small Structures in Thin NiTi Sheets for Medical Applications with Water Jet and Micro Machining: A Comparison

    • M. Frotscher
    • F. Kahleyss
    • G. Eggeler

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 776 - 782

    

50. Properties of Porous TiNbZr Shape Memory Alloy Fabricated by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Isostatic Pressing

    • L. W. Ma
    • C. Y. Chung
    • Y. F. Zheng

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2011 Pages: 783 - 786