Development of Heavy Metal High Entropy Alloys with Bioprotective Capabilities

高熵合金（HEAs）是一类新型材料，具有未知的腐蚀和生物防护性能。许多HEA组合物含有重金属元素，这些元素已知会抑制生物活性。此外，预计HEAs中重原子的组合可以产生协同抑制效应。该项目将侧重于开发含有一系列具有生物活性的重金属的HEA，然后对其生物保护和抑制活性进行评估。这个学院和C&E领导的项目建立在材料研究所现有的多学科专业知识的基础上，因此代表了一个真正的合作项目。

High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) are a new material class with uncharted corrosion and bioprotective properties. Many HEA compositions contain heavy metal elements which are known to suppress biological activity. Moreover, it is expected that combinations of heavy atoms in HEAs can lead to synergetic suppression effects. The project will focus on the development of HEA with a range of heavy metals with biological activity which will then be evaluated for their bioprotective and suppression activity. This School and C&E led project builds on existing multidisciplinary expertise within the materials institute and as such represents a truly collaborative project.