scholarly journals Degradation Resistance and In Vitro Cytocompatibility of Iron-Containing Coatings Developed on WE43 Magnesium Alloy by Micro-Arc Oxidation

Coatings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1138
Author(s):  
Rongfa Zhang ◽  
Zeyu Zhang ◽  
Yuanyuan Zhu ◽  
Rongfang Zhao ◽  
Shufang Zhang ◽  
...  

Iron (Fe) is an important trace element for life and plays vital functions in maintaining human health. In order to simultaneously endow magnesium alloy with good degradation resistance, improved cytocompatibility, and the proper Fe amount for the body accompanied with degradation of Mg alloy, Fe-containing ceramic coatings were fabricated on WE43 Mg alloy by micro-arc oxidation (MAO) in a nearly neutral pH solution with added 0, 6, 12, and 18 g/L ferric sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (NaFeY). The results show that compared with the bare Mg alloy, the MAO samples with developed Fe-containing ceramic coatings significantly improve the degradation resistance and in vitro cytocompatibility. Fe in anodic coatings is mainly present as Fe2O3. The increased NaFeY concentration favorably contributes to the enhancement of Fe content but is harmful to the degradation resistance of MAO coatings. Our study reveals that the developed Fe-containing MAO coating on Mg alloy exhibits potential in clinical applications.

2012 ◽  
Vol 571 ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Shun Qi Zheng ◽  
Li Ping Zhu ◽  
Gui Ru Chang ◽  
Chuang Lu ◽  
Xiao Jing Li

Micro-arc oxidation (MAO) method was used for the surface modification of MB3 magnesium alloy. The morphology feature, phase composition, and chemical composition of the formed ceramic coatings were studied by metallographic microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD, respectively. Drop test has been applied to study the corrosion resistance of MB3 Mg alloy with and without micro-arc oxidation treatment. The present result indicates that, through MAO, ceramic coatings were in-situ fabricated on the surface of MB3 Mg alloy, the micro-arc oxidation coating is relatively dense and uniform, maximum thickness is more than 97μm. The dominant phase of the coating is spinal Mg2SiO4 (Forsterite) and dissociative MgO (Periclase). Drop test shows that after oxidation the corrosion resistance of MB3 Mg alloy is greatly improved.


2010 ◽  
Vol 146-147 ◽  
pp. 941-947
Author(s):  
Xi Chang Shi ◽  
Xiang Xiao ◽  
Bai Zhen Chen ◽  
Wei Shang

A novel process of micro-arc oxidation (MAO) on AZ91D magnesium alloy is investigated in a Na2SiO3-NaOH-montmorillonite-EDTA-acacia gum electrolyte solution. The morphologies, elements distribution, phase components of the coatings are characterized by SEM, EDS and XRD. And CHI600 electrochemistry corrosion workstation is employed to investigate the property of corrosion resistance of the coatings. Furthermore, the anti-corrosion behavior is analyzed immersed in 3.5 wt. % NaCl solution. The results reveal that the ceramic coatings have the relatively dense and uniform in thickness and the silicon element tends to present primarily in the outer region of the coatings. The XRD results indicate that the oxide films are mainly composed of Mg2SiO4 and MgAl2O4 phases. The immersion results show that the corrosion resistances of the ceramic coatings on AZ91D magnesium surface are better than the magnesium substrate.


2010 ◽  
Vol 434-435 ◽  
pp. 634-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pu Liang Zhang ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Dong Zhang ◽  
Yong Wei Tao ◽  
Sheng Rong Yang ◽  
...  

Ceramic coatings were produced on magnesium (Mg) alloy of AZ91D for biomaterial applications by micro-arc oxidation (MAO) and electrodeposition methods. The morphology, microstructure, phase composition and corrosion properties of the prepared coatings were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and potentiodynamic polarization tester, etc. The results indicated that a porous oxide layer was grown on the Mg alloy sheets after MAO process and the compositions of oxides were mainly Mg2SiO4 and MgO. After further electrodeposition and alkaline treatment, a flake-like structure diverging from centre to periphery was grown on the MAO coating and the coating was mainly made up of hydroxyapatite (HA). Moreover, the corrosion resistance of the Mg alloy after being treated with MAO and electrodeposition technique increases obviously, which was evaluated in stimulated body fluid (SBF).


2007 ◽  
Vol 546-549 ◽  
pp. 575-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhao ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Zhong Han

Characteristics of ceramic coatings on AM50 magnesium alloy by micro-arc oxidation in silicate and phosphate electrolytes have been investigated in this study. This study reveals that the thickness of the ceramic coatings increases with the treated time in both electrolytes, the growth rate of ceramic layer in phosphate is faster than that in silicate electrolyte. The surface roughness of the ceramic coating formed in phosphate electrolyte is higher than that formed in silicate electrolyte. The coatings formed in silicate, containing a thicker inner barrier layer and a thinner outer porous layer, consist of MgO, Mg2SiO4 and MgSiO3 phases. For the coatings formed in phosphate, the outer porous layer is thicker than the inner layer, it consist mainly of MgO and MgAlO4 phases.


2015 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.R. Zulkifli ◽  
Muhammad Zaimi ◽  
Jariah Mohamad Juoi ◽  
Zainab Mahamud

The use of Magnesium alloys as bioresorsable metallic implant is interesting to study due to the properties of magnesium ions which can be found naturally in bone tissue as well as are essential to human metabolism. However, its fast degradation rate and excess of these ions in the body may cause undesirable health effects. Therefore, surface treatment such as coating can offer an alternative solution to slow down the fast degradation rate of magnesium alloy. Thus, in this study, attempt has been made to coat the AZ91 magnesium alloy substrate with TiN, AlN and TiAlBN coatings using single hot press target with r.f. magnetron sputtering technique. During deposition, target power, working pressure and bias voltage were optimized for each coating deposition. Coating microstructure and its crystal phases are analysed using SEM and glancing angle X-ray diffraction analysis (GAXRD). Corrosion properties were evaluated using potentiodynamic polarization using Hank’s Solution as a medium to simulate body fluid. Result showed that TiAlBN coating is acting most successfully as a protection layer by slowing down the penetration of corrosion towards AZ91 Mg alloy substrate. SEM micrographs show a minimum damage to the substrate’s surface seen after subjected to corrosion test. In conclusion, TiAlBN coating is able to protect AZ91 Mg alloy substrate surface from corrosion and able to slow down their degradation rate. The better performance of TiAlBN coating create interest to further works on exploring the potential of this hard coated on AZ91 Mg alloy for biomaterial application.


Author(s):  
Hamdy Ibrahim

Abstract The biocompatibility, mechanical properties and biodegradable nature of Mg alloys have made them attractive for biomedical applications, especially as bone implants. However, one of the main problems that limit the use of Mg alloy for several biomedical applications is their fast corrosion rates inside the body. Coating Mg-based implants is one of the most extensively studied approaches to address the fast corrosion rates of Mg alloys in the physiological environment. Micro arc oxidation (MAO) coating process has shown very promising results towards reducing the corrosion rates of Mg alloys due to the formation of a protective dense, well-adhered and wear-resistant oxide layer on the surface of the Mg alloy. In this study, the feasibility of coating an Mg-Zn-Ca-based alloy with a composite coating made using a micro-arc oxidation coating process and an immersion (dipping process) was investigated. The corrosion properties and surface characteristics of the coated alloy samples are assessed. The created protective composite coating is used to slow the corrosion rates of an Mg-Zn-Ca-based alloy. The developed composite coating resulted in a significant reduction in the corrosion rates. The results of this study show that it is possible to achieve more controlled corrosion rates of Mg-based implants towards patient-specific bone implant applications.


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