ABSTRACT
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 382 Biomedical Application of TiNi Alloys ............................................................................... 382 Thin Film TiNi SMAs .............................................................................................................384
Shape Memory Effect and Martensitic Transformation ........................................................ 387 TiNi Phase Diagram ...............................................................................................................388 Crystallography of Martensitic Transformation ................................................................ 389 Transformation Strain ............................................................................................................ 391 Transformation Temperatures .............................................................................................. 393 Shape Memory and SE .......................................................................................................... 393 Deformation Behavior ........................................................................................................... 395
Film Fabrication and Characterization .................................................................................... 397 Film Deposition ...................................................................................................................... 397 TiNi Film Characterization ...................................................................................................400
