Biocompatibility and Biocorrosion of Hydroxyapatite-Coated Magnesium Plate: Animal Experiment

Magnesium (Mg) has the advantage of being resorbed in vivo, but its resorption rate is difficult to control. With uncontrolled resorption, Magnesium as a bone fixation material has minimal clinical value. During resorption not only is the strength rapidly weakened, but rapid formation of metabolite...

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Main Authors: Ho-Kyung Lim, Soo-Hwan Byun, Jae-Man Woo, Sae-Mi Kim, Sung-Mi Lee, Bong-Ju Kim, Hyoun-Ee Kim, Jung-Woo Lee, Soung-Min Kim, Jong-Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/10/1149