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Mechanical properties, degradation behaviors and biocompatibility of micro-alloyed Mg-Sr-RE alloys for stent applications

  • Hongyan Tang
  • , Fan Wang
  • , Dan Li
  • , Xuenan Gu*
  • , Yubo Fan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids

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Abstract

This article describes the development of Mg-Sr-RE (RE = La, Nd, Gd) alloys based on a microalloying strategy for stent applications, which aims to control the biosafety and improve the degradation simultaneously. The results reveal that the designed Mg-Sr-RE alloys are close to a single-phase solid solution with the total alloying addition restricted to 0.5 wt%. Mg-Sr-RE alloy exhibits 0.5–2 times increment of ductility while 45–66% slower corrosion rates than binary Mg-Sr. Both the indirect and direct cell assays indicate that Mg-Sr-RE alloys reduce HAVSMCs proliferation, stimulate the HUVECs growth and endothelialization related gene expression, which may benefit in the healing of stent-assisted vascular injuries.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127285
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume264
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2020

Keywords

  • Biomaterials
  • Corrosion
  • Endothelial cell
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Micro-alloyed

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