In vitro corrosion degradation behaviour of Mg-Ca alloy in the presence of albumin

C. L. Liu, Y. J. Wang, R. C. Zeng, X. M. Zhang, W. J. Huang, P. K. Chu

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    Abstract

    The in vitro degradation behaviour of Mg-Ca alloy was studied in the presence of albumin by in-situ observation, hydrogen evolution method and various electrochemical techniques. The corrosion and hydrogen evolution rates decreased and the formation of filiform corrosion induced by Cl- was also significantly inhibited due to the adsorption of albumin molecule. Moreover, the higher the concentration of albumin, the higher is the inhibitive effect. The EIS results further show that addition of albumin enhanced the charge transfer resistance and film resistance at the open-circuit potential. The synergistic effect of the negatively charged adsorbed albumin molecule and OH- has been discussed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3341-3347
    JournalCorrosion Science
    Volume52
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2010

    Research Keywords

    • A. Magnesium
    • B. EIS
    • C. Corrosion
    • C. Passive films

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