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Wettability Control: Controlling Wettability for Improved Corrosion Inhibition on Magnesium Alloy as Biomedical Implant Materials (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 8/2016)
Author(s) -
Liu Yan,
Yao Wenguang,
Yin Xiaoming,
Wang Huiyuan,
Han Zhiwu,
Ren Luquan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201670039
Subject(s) - superhydrophilicity , materials science , corrosion , wetting , magnesium alloy , magnesium , contact angle , alloy , simulated body fluid , metallurgy , substrate (aquarium) , nanotechnology , composite material , scanning electron microscope , oceanography , geology
TZ51 Magnesium alloys are ideal biomedical implant materials. But the poor corrosion property of magnesium alloys limits their clinical applications. Inspired by nature, for example the lotus leaf which exhibits excellent superhydrophobicity, Yan Liu and co‐workers prepare special wettability surfaces including a superhydrophilic surface and a superhydrophobic surface in article number 1500723. The superhydrophobic surface exhibits excellent corrosion resistance property compared with the untreated Mg alloy substrate and superhydrophilic TZ51 magnesium alloy in Hank's simulated body fluid. The superhydrophobic magnesium alloy may provide a new method to solve the corrosion problem of Mg alloys as biomedical implant materials.