Highly plastic Zn-0.3Ca alloy for guided bone regeneration membrane: Breaking the trade-off between antibacterial ability and biocompatibility.

A common problem for Zn alloys is the trade-off between antibacterial ability and biocompatibility. This paper proposes a strategy to solve this problem by increasing release ratio of Ca ions, which is realized by significant refinement of CaZn particles through bottom circulating water-cooled casting (BCWC) and rolling. Compared with conventionally fabricated Zn-0.