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摘要
Understanding Mg corrosion is important to the development of biomedical implants made from Mg alloys. Mg corrodes readily in aqueous environments, producing H-2, OH- and mg(2+). The rate of formation of these corrosion products is especially important in biomedical applications where they can affect cells and tissue near the implant. We have developed a corrosion characterization system (CCS) that allows realtime monitoring of the solution soluble corrosion products OH-, Mg2+, and H-2 during immersion tests commonly used to study the corrosion of Mg materials. Instrumentation was developed to allow the system to also record electrochemical impedance spectra simultaneously in the same solution to monitor changes in the Mg samples. We demonstrated application of the CCS by observing the corrosion of Mg (99.9%) in three different corrosion solutions: NaCl, HEPES buffer, and HEPES buffer with NaCl at 37 degrees C for 48 h. The solution concentrations of the corrosion products measured by sensors correlated with the results using standard weight loss measurements to obtain corrosion rates. This novel approach gives a better understanding of the dynamics of the corrosion process in realtime during immersion tests, rather than just providing a corrosion rate at the end of the test, and goes well beyond the immersion tests that are commonly used to study the corrosion of Mg materials. The system has the potential to be useful in systematically testing and comparing the corrosion behavior of different Mg alloys, as well as protective coatings.
- 出版日期2013-11
