Corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of carbon ion implanted AZ31B magnesium alloy

  • Chengdong Zheng
  • , Bingpeng Lin
  • , Tong Li
  • , Shuang Wang
  • , Yuxia Hou
  • , Zhiyong Zhang
  • , Fan Yang
  • , Baocheng Cao

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Abstract

The poor corrosion resistance of magnesium limits its clinical applications. Accordingly, in the present study, carbon ions were incorporated into a AZ31b magnesium alloy surface via carbon plasma immersion ion-implantation to improve its corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. The surface morphology and properties of the modified alloy were evaluated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, water contact angle measurement, Raman scattering, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Furthermore, compositional depth profiles were obtained by glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy, revealing a Gaussian-like distribution of carbon concentration. Electrochemical and hydrogen-evolution analysis demonstrated the successfully improved corrosion resistance of the AZ31b Mg alloy, while its biocompatibility was demonstrated by MTT and cell-adherence assays.

Original languageEnglish
Article number25356
JournalScientific Reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • AZ31B magnesium alloy
  • Biocompatibility
  • Carbon plasma immersion ion-implantation
  • Corrosion resistance

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