Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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599802 | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces | 2013 | 9 Pages |
•Calcium phosphate/chitosan composite coating on the MAO-AZ91D Mg alloy was prepared.•The composite coating slowed down the corrosion rate of Mg alloy in the m-SBF.•The coating on the MAO-AZ91D Mg alloy showed a good bioactivity in m-SBF.
The degradation behavior of a MAO-AZ91D with a calcium phosphate/chitosan composite coating in the modified simulated human body fluid (m-SBF) was investigated by immersion experiments and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The compositions of the composite coating soaked in the m-SBF for different time intervals were studied by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, thermo-gravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis. The microstructures of the composite coating at different soaking stages were observed by using a scanning electron microscope. Results show that the as-prepared composite coating could slow down the corrosion rate of the AZ91D alloy and it demonstrated good bioactivity in the m-SBF. The coating's morphology changed from a flake-like one into a spherical-shaped one with the increase of immersion time in the m-SBF.
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