"Version date: 2015727"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-546) and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. Biodegradation mechanism and influencing factors of Mg and its alloys -- chapter 3. Novel structure design for biodegradable Mg and its alloys -- chapter 4. Surface modification techniques for biodegradable Mg and its alloys -- chapter 5. Mg with high purity for biomedical applications -- chapter 6. Mg-Ca-based alloy systems for biomedical applications -- chapter 7. Mg-Zn-based alloy systems for biomedical applications -- chapter 8. Mg-Sr-based alloy systems for biomedical applications -- chapter 9. Mg-Ag-based alloy systems for biomedical applications -- chapter 10. Mg-Li-based alloy systems for biomedical applications -- chapter 11. Mg-RE-based alloy systems for biomedical applications -- chapter 12. Fabrication and processing of biodegradable Mg and its alloys : from raw materials to final medical devices -- chapter 13. Design of biodegradable Mg alloy implants with finite element analysis -- chapter 14. In vivo testing of biodegradable Mg alloy implants.