Composite stearate-containing coatings to control the resorption rate of biomedical items made of magnesium alloy MA8
Keywords:
magnesium, magnesium alloys, protective coatings, plasma electrolytic oxidation, corrosion protectionAbstract
The paper presents a method for the formation of hybrid inhibitor- and polymer-containing biocompatible coatings based on the oxide layer obtained by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) on the surface of a resorbable magnesium alloy MA8. During the study it was revealed that impregnation of the pores of a PEO coating with corrosion inhibitor and polymer has a positive effect of on material`s protective properties. It was established that among presented surface layers, the best corrosion resistance is demonstrated by samples coated with HC-2SP (a hybrid coating obtained in two stages as a result of successive treatment of the PEO layer with an inhibitor and a polymer). It is characterized by the lowest value of corrosion current density (1.7ˑ10–8 A/cm2 after 1 h of exposure to 0.9% NaCl solution and 1.3ˑ10–7 A/cm2 after 24 h) and the highest value of polarization resistance (2.6ˑ106 Ω‧cm2 after 1 h of exposure and 1.6ˑ105 Ω‧cm2 after 24 hours).