The development of binary Mg-Ca alloys for use as biodegradable materials within bone.

By Zijian Li, X. Gu, S. Lou, Yufeng Zheng. Biomaterials, 2008

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Biodegradable Materials for Bone Repair and Tissue Engineering Applications (2015, neutral): “After implantation of Mg-Ca alloy pins in rabbit femoral shafts no cytotoxicity was observed and elevated activity of osteocytes and osteoblasts was shown around the implants indicating good biocompatibility and bioactivity [360].”
In vitro studies of biomedical magnesium alloys in a simulated physiological environment: a review. (2011, background): “Mg–1Ca shows a lower corrosion rate in SBF than Mg–2Ca and Mg–3Ca [33].”
Research on an Mg-Zn alloy as a degradable biomaterial. (2010, positive): “It should be noted that the Mg–6Zn alloy demonstrated higher ultimate strength in tension and compression and higher elongation than the extruded Mg–Ca alloy.”
In vitro corrosion degradation behaviour of Mg–Ca alloy in the presence of albumin (2010, background): “Similar results have also been obtained from Mg–Ca and Mg–Mn–Zn alloys [6,7].”
In vitro corrosion and biocompatibility of binary magnesium alloys. (2009, neutral): “Examples are pure metals such as Fe [2–6], Mg [7–12], and W [13,14], and alloys such as Fe–Mn [15], AE21 [16], AZ21 [12], AZ31 [9,17], AZ63 [18], AZ91 [17,19], AZ91D [20], ZE41 [11], WE43 [17,21–23], LAE442 [17,20], Mg–Mn–Zn [24], and Mg–Ca [12,25]).”