Smart coatings for anti-corrosion applications in biomedical field
Corrosion properties
Mechanical properties
Low ductility problem
Plastic deformation
Alloy development
Al
Sr
Li
Ca
Zn
Ge
Si
Rare earth elements (e.g. Gd, Nd &Y)
Insufficient mechanical strength problem
Facilitation of structural re-arrangement
Hybrid silicon-biopolymer coating system
Aging hardening response problem
Heat Treatment
Rare earth (RE) metal-containing Mg alloy
Delamination upon deformation problem
Organic-organic coating systems
Biodegradability
Antibacterial properties
Initial microbial adhesion and infection problem
Engineering surfaces to inhibit bacterial adhesion
Polymer brushes
Nanotube coatings
Engineering bactericidal surfaces
Chitosan coatings
Silver
Infection leading to osteolysis problem
Long-term prevention of infection problem
Long-term presentation of antibiotics
Slow-releasing antimicrobial coatings
Coatings containing antimicrobial peptides