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Preparation and properties of fluoride-coated Mg-Zn-Zr alloy for biodegradable intravascular stents

  • Xinyu Ye*
  • , Minfang Chen
  • , Debao Liu
  • , Meng Yang
  • , Jun Wei
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tianjin University of Technology
  • Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

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Abstract

In order to improve the corrosion resistance, the samples made of Mg-Zn-Zr alloy were immersed in 20% or 40% hydrofluoric acid (HF) aqueous solutions for different intervals to prepare magnesium fluoride (MgF2) coating on the surface. By comparing the surface morphologies, the samples immersed in 20% HF solution for 6 h on which fine particles in nanoscale covered was selected for the further study. Immersion and electrochemical tests showed that the dense MgF2 coating would improve the corrosion resistance of Mg-Zn-Zr alloy. The corrosion current density (icorr) decreased from 2.10 μA·cm-2 to 0.05 μA·cm-2. The influence of HF treatment on the cytocompatibility was evaluated in vitro. There were significant differences in the cell number between the naked and coated samples after culturing for 3 and 5 days (p<0.05). All the results demonstrate that HF treatment is a promising approach to improve the corrosion resistance and in vitro biocompatibility of Mg-Zn-Zr alloy used as intravascular stents.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplications of Engineering Materials
Pages1970-1975
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology, AEMT 2011 - Sanya, China
Duration: 29 Jul 201131 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume287-290
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology, AEMT 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySanya
Period29/07/1131/07/11

Keywords

  • Cell culture
  • Hydrofluoric acid (HF)
  • Magnesium fluoride (MgF)
  • Mg-Zn-Zr alloy

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