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Magnesium and its alloys are very promising candidates for the development of degradable implants, but their application is limited by high corrosion rates. The corrosion resistance of magnesium materials can be increased by suitable surface treatment. In this work, calcium phosphate (CaP) coatings were hydrothermally prepared with and without organic additives (ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid, 2-glycerol- -phosphate) on AZ31 alloy with Mg(OH)2 interlayer. The morphology was dependent on the additive used and the composition of the coatings corresponded to hydroxyapatite. The corrosion resistance of the coatings in 0.15 M NaCl was much higher than that of AZ31 alloys, but the protective function was mainly attributed to the Mg(OH)2 interlayer. The CaP coating could mainly provide biocompatibility.
Keywords: AZ31 alloy, CaP coating, glycerol-2-phosphate, EDTA, corrosion© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.