Improved blood compatibility of Mg-1.0Zn
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Da-Wei Wang; Yang Cao; Hui Qiu; Zheng-Gang Bi
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Magnesium and its alloys have been used in the recent development of lightweight, biodegradeable implant materials. However, the corrosion properties of magnesium limit its usefulness. In a previous study, a micro‐arc oxidation (MAO) method was used to modify a Mg‐1.0 wt % Zn‐1.0 wt % C