Thermal characteristics, mechanical properties, in vitro degradation and cytotoxicity of novel biodegradable Zn-Al-Mg and Zn-Al-Mg-xBi alloys

• Main Authors: Bakhsheshi-Rad, H. R., Hamzah, E., Low, H. T., Cho, M .H., Kasiri-Asgarani, M., Farahany, S., Mostafa, A., Medraj, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Chinese Society for Metals 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75137/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40195-017-0534-2
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Ternary Zn-0.5Al-0.5Mg and quaternary Zn-0.5Al-0.5Mg-xBi (x = 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5) alloys were studied to evaluate the thermal and structural characteristics, mechanical properties, cytotoxicity and in vitro degradation behavior. Thermal analysis and microstructural observations showed that Zn-0.5Al-0....