The magnesium sea water battery belongs to a kind of reserved battery, which takes the active metal such as magnesium alloy as the anode based on the sea water as the electrolyte. Experiments of magnesium alloy sea water battery were carried out and its electrochemical performance was studied. Thin sheets of Mg-Al-Zn and Mg-Mn series of magnesium alloy were fabricated and used as the anode of magnesium battery. The discharging voltage and current were measured for different composition and thickness of Mg alloy sheet under various surface state, temperature as well as electrolyte. The effect of the temperature, the surface condition and the electrolyte to the electrical current and voltage were investigated. Anodic dissolution and mechanism of activation of Mg alloy anode were discussed based on surface microstructure observation. The feasibility to apply magnesium alloy sheet to highly effective sea water battery was verified.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a significant condition that profoundly impacts synovial joints, including cartilage and subchondral bone plate. Biomaterials that can impede OA progression are a promising alternative or supplement to anti-inflammatory and surgical interventions. Magnesium (Mg) alloys known for bone regeneration potential were assessed in the form of Mg microparticles regarding their impact on tissue regeneration and prevention of OA progression.
Department of Bone & Joint Surgery, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Orthopaedic Biomaterials, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, PR China. Electronic address:
Magnesium (Mg)-based alloys have been recognized as desirable biodegradable materials for orthopedic implants. However, their clinical application has been limited by rapid degradation rates, insufficient antibacterial and osteogenic-promotion properties. Herein, a MgF priming layer was first constructed on AZ31 surface.
Implementation of machine learning (ML) techniques in materials science often requires large data sets. However, a proper choice of features and regression methods allows the construction of accurate ML models able to work with a relatively small data set. In this work, an extensive, although still limited, experimental data set of corrosion-related properties of Zn-based alloys used in biomedicine was created.
Mechanical properties and integrity of biodegradable Zn alloys during degradation holds significant importance. In this study, a Zn-Mg-Mn alloy with tensile strength of 414 MPa and an elongation of 26% was developed. The strength contributions of as-extruded Zn alloy from grain boundary strengthening, precipitation strengthening, and second phase strengthening.
Department of Biomaterials and Medical Devices Engineering, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
This work covers a Mg-Zn-Ca-Pr alloy fabricated by a novel method of mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering (SPS). Currently, magnesium alloys used as biomaterials are mostly commercial alloys without consideration of cytotoxicity from the perspective of biosafety. So far, the tribological and cytotoxic properties of Mg-Zn-Ca-Pr alloys have not been investigated.
