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JOURNAL OF MAGNESIUM AND ALLOYS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 1102-1120Publisher
KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jma.2023.02.001
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MgZnCa; Magnesium; Biomaterials; Characterization; Corrosion
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The present study aims to evaluate the effect of alloy processing and composition, pH control, and testing medium on the corrosion performance of Mg-Zn-Ca systems for biodegradable implants. Various microscopic methods were used to analyze the grain size and secondary phases. The corrosion performance of the alloys was evaluated using electrochemical and hydrogen evolution methods. The pH control was achieved through daily solution replacement and CO2 flow.
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of alloy processing and composition as well as the pH control and testing medium on the in vitro corrosion performance of Mg -Zn -Ca systems for biodegradable implants. The grain size and secondary phases were analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Scanning kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM) was used to analyze the Volta potential values of the second phases. The corrosion performance of the three alloys was evaluated by electrochemical and hydrogen evolution methods in alpha-MEM with and without organic species (i.e. complete and inorganic alpha-MEM). Two strategies were followed to evaluate the influence of the pH on the corrosion behavior: daily solution replacement and CO2 flow based pH control. For all the materials, the organic medium accelerates the corrosion process. Constant pH maintained by CO2 flow through the medium results in considerably higher corrosion rates for all alloys. The impact of pH is lesser on the as-cast alloys due to the barrier effect of the secondary phases, particularly pronounced in the Mg1Zn1Ca alloy which showed the lowest corrosion rate. The wrought Mg0.5Zn0.2Ca alloy that lacks the refined secondary phase network and exhibits high number of twins undergoes accelerated uniform corrosion under constant pH conditions.(c) 2023 Chongqing University. Publishing services provided by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ) Peer review under responsibility of Chongqing University
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