Bio-corrosion behavior and mechanical characteristics of magnesium-titania-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites coated by magnesium-oxide flakes and silicon for use as resorbable bone fixation material

• Main Authors: Khalajabadi, S. Z., Abu, A. B. H., Ahmad, N., Yajid, M. A. M., Redzuan, N. B., Nasiri, R., Haider, W., Noshadi, I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/83947/1/ShahrouzZamaniKhalajabadi2018_BiocorrosionBehaviorandMechanicalCharacteristics.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/83947/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.09.032

This study was aimed to improve of the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of Mg/15TiO2/5HA nanocomposite by silicon and magnesium oxide coatings prepared using a powder metallurgy method. The phase evolution, chemical composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of uncoated and...