Structural characterisation and degradation of Mg–Li thin films for biodegradable implants

Autor: Lisa Hanke, Lea K. Jessen, Felix Weisheit, Krathika Bhat, Ulrike Westernströer, Dieter Garbe-Schönberg, Regine Willumeit-Römer, Eckhard Quandt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39493-9
Popis: Abstract Freestanding thin films of Mg–Li (magnesium–lithium) alloys with a Li mass fraction between 1.6% (m/m) and 9.5% (m/m) were prepared and studied with respect to their structure and degradation properties. With increasing Li content, the microstructure deviates from hexagonal Mg–Li with strict columnar growth and preferred orientation, and additional cubic Mg–Li and Li2CO3 occur. The corrosion rate was measured in Hanks’ balanced salt solution by potentiodynamic polarisation and weight loss measurements to investigate biodegradation. Influences of the orientation, phase and protective layer formation lead to an increase in corrosion from 1.6 to 5.5% (m/m) from 0.13 ± 0.03 to 0.67 ± 0.29 mm/year when measured by potentiodynamic polarisation but a similar corrosion rate for 9.5% (m/m) and 3% (m/m) of Li of 0.27 ± 0.07 mm/year and 0.26 ± 0.05 mm/year.
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