Mg and its alloys evince strong candidature for biodegradable bone implants,
cardiovascular stents, and wound closing devices. However, their rapid degradation rate …

Coating technologies are a commonly used way to protect metals against corrosion.
However, with more and more severe service environments of materials, many protective …

The rapid degradation of magnesium (Mg) alloy implants erodes mechanical performance
and interfacial bioactivity, thereby limiting their clinical utility. Surface modification is among …

The targeted removal of efficient but toxic corrosion inhibitors based on hexavalent
chromium has provided an impetus for discovery of new, more benign organic compounds …

Pseudo-alloy coatings produced using the electric arc spray method are economical for
corrosion protection in large-scale applications. In this study, the corrosion behaviour of two …

Clinical applications of bio-absorbable magnesium (Mg) and its alloys can be enhanced by
increasing their corrosion resistance, using surface modification and functionality. In this …

A molybdenum‑manganese‑vanadium conversion coating (MMVCC) was successfully
developed on AZ31B Mg alloy by immersion in a weak acid solution. The FT-IR, SEM, XPS …

Due to its excellent properties, magnesium alloys show great application potential in
medical and engineering materials, but poor corrosion resistance limits their wide …

With promising mechanical property and biodegradability, magnesium (Mg) alloys are
considered as the potential candidates in biomedical application. Rapid degradation of Mg …

In this paper, the influence of different amounts of phosphoric acid on the protective
properties of phosphorylated PVA (PPVA) coatings on a Mg AZ31 alloy is investigated …