Degradation and biocompatibility of one-step electrodeposited magnesium thioctic acid/magnesium hydroxide hybrid coatings on ZE21B alloys for cardiovascular stents

Constructing a functional hybrid coating appears to be a promising strategy for addressing the poor corrosion resistance and insufficient endothelialization of Mg-based stents.Nevertheless,the steps for preparing composite coatings are usually complicated and time-consuming.Herein,a novel composite coating,composed of bioactive magnesium thioctic acid(MTA)layer formed by deposition and corrosion-resistant magnesium hydroxide(Mg(OH)_(2))layer grown in situ,is simply fabricated on ZE21B alloys via one-step electrodeposition.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)shows that the electrodeposited coating has a compact and uniform structure.And the high adhesion of the MTA/Mg(OH)_(2)hybrid coating is also confirmed by the micro-scratch test.Electrochemical test,scanning kelvin probe(SKP),and hydrogen evolution measurement indicate that the hybrid coating effectively reduces the degradation rate of Mg substrates.Haemocompatibility experiment and cell culture trial detect that the composite coating is of fine biocompatibility.Finally,the preparation mechanism of MTA/Mg(OH)_(2)hybrid coatings is discussed and proposed.This coating shows a great potential application for cardiovascular stents.

Corrosion resistance and superhydrophobicity of one-step polypropylene coating on anodized AZ31 Mg alloy

Superhydrophobic coatings have been considerably used in corrosion and its protection of metallic Mg.And the comprehensive performance(hydrophobicity,bonding strength,and corrosion resistance,etc.)of the top coating may be highly dependent on the physical and chemical properties of the primer or under coat.Herein,an integrated superhydrophobic polypropylene(PP)coating was fabricated on the micro-arc oxidized Mg substrate via one-step dipping.Surface morphologies and chemical compositions of the composite coating were examined through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)together with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The surface wettability of the coating was determined by contact angle and sliding angle.The corrosion-resistant performance was evaluated via electrochemical and immersion measurements.The results showed that the hybrid coating possessed micron-scaled granular structure on the surface with a high water contact angle of 167.2±0.8°and a low water sliding angle of 2.7±0.5°.The corrosion resistance of superhydrophobic coating was obviously enhanced with a low corrosion current density of 8.76×10^(−9)A/cm^(2),and the coating still maintained integrity after 248 h of immersion in 3.5wt%NaCl aqueous solution.The MAO coating provides better adhesion of PP to the surface.Hence,the superhydrophobic coating exhibited superior bonding strength,corrosion resistance and durability.

Protein conformation and electric attraction adsorption mechanisms on anodized magnesium alloy by molecular dynamics simulations

Protein adsorption preferentially occurs and significantly affects the physicochemical reactions once the biodegradable magnesium alloys as bone replacements have been implanted. To date, interactions mechanisms between Mg implants and proteins remain unclear at a molecular level. Thereby, a combination of molecular dynamic(MD) simulations and experimental exploration is used to investigate the adsorption behavior and conformational change of bovine serum albumin(BSA), a representative protein of blood plasma, upon the surface of microarc oxidation(MAO) coated Mg alloy AZ31. The influences of absorbed proteins on the cytocompatibility of MAO coating are evaluated by virtue of cytotoxicity assay. Results indicate that the negatively charged O atoms(BSA) exhibit strong interaction with Mg^(2+) ions of Mg(OH)_(2), revealing that BSA molecules are ionically adsorbed on the AZ31 surface. Interestingly, MD simulation reveals that MAO coating demonstrates superior ability to capture BSA molecules during the process of adsorption owing to strong electric attraction between the negatively charged O atoms in BSA molecules with Mg atoms of MgO in MAO coating. Moreover, the α-helix part of absorbed BSA molecules on AZ31 substrate and MAO coating markedly decreases with an increase in β-sheet, β-turn and unordered contents, which is attributed to the reduction in the number of hydrogen bonds in BSA molecules. Furthermore, the adsorbed BSA molecules improve the cytocompatibility of MAO coating since the positively charged-NH_(3)^(+) group and β-sheet content of absorbed BSA molecules mediate the cell adhesion by interacting with the negatively charged cell membrane.

Corrosion resistance of self-cleaning silane/polypropylene composite coatings on magnesium alloy AZ31

Magnesium(Mg)and its alloys have been widely used in a variety of industrial fields,however,the high corrosion rate and surface contamination restrict their applications.In this study,a corrosion-resistant polymer coating with self-cleaning properties on Mg alloy AZ31 was successfully fabricated via a pretreatment of amino-silane(poly(3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane,PAPTMS)and subsequently covered with a polypropylene(PP)film.Surface morphology and chemical compositions were examined using field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry(FT-IR)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)as well.Contact angle was measured to determine hydrophobicity of the composite coatings.Water permeability of the coatings was evaluated through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).Corrosion resistance of the coating was investigated using electrochemical and hydrogen evolution tests.Results indicated that PAPTMS/PP coatings possessed a micrometer-scaled porous spherical microstructure,and super-hydrophobicity with high water contact angle(162±3.4°)and low sliding angle(5±0.6°)due to the low surface energy(10.38 mJ/m2).Moreover,the coating exhibited a smaller water diffusion coefficient(8.12×10-10 cm2/s)and water uptake volume fraction(24.5%),demonstrating low water permeability and good physical barrier performance.As a result,the corrosion current density of PAPTMS/PP coating exhibited approximately three orders of magnitude lower than that of the AZ31 substrate,suggesting excellent corrosion resistance.Finally,corrosion-resistant mechanism of the hybrid coating was proposed.

Exfoliation corrosion of extruded Mg-Li-Ca alloy

Exfoliation on as-extruded Mg-1 Li-1 Ca magnesium alloy was investigated after an immersion in 3.5 wt%NaCl aqueous solution for 90, 120 and 150 days through optical microscope, digital camera, scanning electron microscope, electrochemical workstation, scanning Kalvin probe, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscope. The results demonstrated that exfoliation corrosion occurred on extruded Mg-1 Li-1 Ca alloy due to elongated microstructure parallel to surface, and delamination of lamellar structure resulted from galvanic effect and wedge effect. Skin layer with fine grains exhibited better corrosion resistance, whereas the interior with coarse grains and the intermetallic compound,Mg2 Ca particles existing in a fibrous structure, dispersed along grain boundaries and extrusion direction in a line. Furthermore, galvanic effect between Mg2 Ca particles and their neighboring a-Mg matrix facilitated dissolution of Mg2 Ca particles and a-Mg matrix; wedge effect was caused by formation of corrosion products. Exfoliation corrosion of extruded Mg-Li-Ca alloys might be a synergic effect of pitting corrosion,filiform corrosion, intergranular corrosion and stress corrosion. Finally, exfoliation corrosion mechanism was proposed.

Biodegradation behavior of micro-arc oxidation coating on magnesium alloy-from a protein perspective

Protein exerts a critical influence on the degradation behavior of absorbable magnesium(Mg)-based implants.However,the interaction mechanism between protein and a micro-arc oxidation(MAO)coating on Mg alloys remains unclear.Hereby,a MAO coating was fabricated on AZ31 Mg alloy.And its degradation behavior in phosphate buffer saline(PBS)containing bovine serum albumin(BSA)was investigated and compared with that of the uncoated alloy.Surface morphologies and chemical compositions were studied using Field-emission scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM),Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer(FT-IR)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The degradation behavior of the bare Mg alloy and its MAO coating was studied through electrochemical and hydrogen evolution tests.Cytotoxicity assay was applied to evaluate the biocompatibility of Mg alloy substrate and MAO coating.Results indicated that the presence of BSA decreased the degradation rate of Mg alloy substrate because BSA(RCH(NH2)COO‾)molecules combined with Mg2+ions to form(RCH(NH2)COO)2Mg and thus inhibited the dissolution of Mg(OH)2 by impeding the attack of Cl‾ions.In the case of MAO coated Mg alloy,the adsorption of BSA on MAO coating and the formation of(RCH(NH2)COO)2Mg exhibited a synergistic effect and enhanced the corrosion resistance of the coated alloy significantly.Furthermore,cell bioactive assay suggested that the MAO coating had good viability for MG63 cells due to its high surface area.

Influence of Marine Aerobic Biofilms on Corrosion of 316L Stainless Steel

The influence of marine aerobic biofilms on the corrosion of 316L stainless steel （SS） in aerated and deaerated seawater was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）, potentiodynamic polarisation curves, current-potential curves and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy （SEM-EDS）. EIS and SEM-EDS results showed that the aero- bic biofilms inhibited 316L SS corrosion within the test duration. Comparison of results under aerated and deaerated conditions revealed that 02 enhanced the inhibition efficiency of the aerobic biofilms. This result indicated that living cells were necessary for the aerobic biofilms to inhibit the corrosion of 316L SS. Polarization curves indicated that the biofilms mainly inhibited anode ac- tion. Current-potential curves under deaerated conditions showed that electron transfer processes occurred between microorganisms and electrodes. Moreover, 316L SS as an electron acceptor was protected from corrosion.