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Enhanced adhesion and anticorrosion of silk fibroin coated biodegradable Mg-Zn-Ca alloy via a two-step plasma activation

  • Hui Fang
  • , Chenxi Wang*
  • , Shicheng Zhou
  • , Zhen Zheng
  • , Tian Lu
  • , Ge Li
  • , Yanhong Tian
  • , Tadatomo Suga
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Meisei University
  • The University of Tokyo

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Abstract

Based on a two-step plasma surface activation process (O2 followed by N2 plasma), silk fibroin coating was prepared on Mg-Zn-Ca alloy without conversion layer to retard the corrosion. This method achieved homogenized surfaces with better hydrophilicity and increased functional groups, significantly improving the adhesion force. The corrosion resistance of coated magnesium alloy was significantly enhanced compared to that of bare samples. Nanoscratch combined with corrosion behavior indicated that the remarkably improvement of anticorrosion ability attributed to the protective layer and the increased adhesion force. Our findings provided more possibilities for corrosion protection of degradable metals.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108466
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume168
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2020

Keywords

  • Adhesion force
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Mg-Zn-Ca alloy
  • Plasma activation
  • Silk fibroin

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