Sacrificial Anodes for Zn-Based Implants

More Negative Potential, Faster Degradation

Three intermetallic compounds exhibit more negative potentials than pure zinc, acting as sacrificial anodes to accelerate degradation and modulate Zn2+ release in Zn-based implants.

Kelei, Li · Li, Junwei · Wang, Tiebao · Wang, Xin · Qi, Yumin · Zhao, Lichen · Cui, Chunxiang

Materials 2025

Specifications

potential in SBF

{'zh': '-1.063', 'en': '-1.063'} VSCE

potential in SBF

{'zh': '-1.289', 'en': '-1.289'} VSCE

potential in SBF

{'zh': '-1.432', 'en': '-1.432'} VSCE

Advantages

10% extracts show good cell activity on MC3T3-E1 cells