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Effect of ZnO pore-sealing layer on anti-corrosion and in-vitro bioactivity behavior of plasma electrolytic oxidized AZ91 magnesium alloy

  • Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC)
  • Iran University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

A pore-sealing layer consists of ZnO nanoparticles was successfully prepared on plasma electrolytic oxidized AZ91 magnesium alloy using electrophoretic deposition method to improve its biomedical features. Investigating the anti-corrosion performance of duplex coating in simulated body fluid revealed that the sealing of surface inherent defects leads to a decrease of ~150 times in corrosion current density and an increase of ~50 times in impedance module, which indicates the difficulty of penetration pathways caused by layer thickness, surface porosity and roughness. Additionally, the ZnO nanoparticles embedded in duplex coating porosity considerably improved in-vitro bioactivity, resulting from their catalytic activity and high preferred nucleation sites for precipitating calcium phosphate compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126779
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume258
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This research work has been supported with research grant (No.: 247383 ) by Materials and Energy Research Center ( MERC ), Karaj, Iran.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • AZ91 magnesium alloy
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Plasma electrolytic oxidation
  • Pore-sealing layer
  • ZnO

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