Ti40Zr10Cu36Pd14 bulk metallic glass as oral implant material

•Thermoplastic net-shaping (TPN) of Ti40Zr10Cu36Pd14 bulk metallic glass leads to > 100 K higher thermomechanical stability registered by dynamic mechanical analysis.•∼100 nm surface layer comprised of titanium, copper and zirconium oxides form upon TPN identified by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.•Compared to the as-cast state, TPNed glass shows lower corrosion and passivation current densities within 0.9 wt% NaCl.•Increase in surface hydrophobicity in TPNed glass is correlated with decrease in corrosion rates and increase in surface resistivity.•Formation of a nanoscale oxide layer on the TPNed samples leads to significantly higher cell attachments on the surface.