This special issue of Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology has a focus on the topic of durability of biomaterials and biocorrosion. It is with great pleasure I have served as the Guest Editor for this issue, which presents original articles which have been contributed from research groups around the world.
The corrosion of biomaterials is a timely topic that has seen significant activity recently stimulated by interest in bioresorbale implants. Such implants, typically based on magnesium and its alloys, rely on corrosion to serve their role.
In this vein, the contributions to this special issue not only cover the topic of bioresorbale implant materials, but also the key aspects surrounding the topic. This includes papers on all of: the impact of alloying elements on in-vitro corrosion,Citation1–Citation4 the performance of coatings on stifling biocorrosion,Citation5 the influence of the corrosion environmentCitation6,Citation7 and proteins,Citation8 a critical paper on the state of research to date.Citation9 There is also a manuscript covering the topic of biocorrosion of a range of metallic glasses,Citation10 and additionally there is also a contribution on the durability of the more permanent implant material, titanium.Citation11
The original papers herein combine to give several new insights and I hope you enjoy this special issue as much as I enjoyed being part of it.
Nick Birbilis
Guest Editor
Associate Professor,
Department of Materials Engineering,
Monash University.
Australia.
References
- Chen X.-B, Kirkland NT, Krebs H, Thiriat M.-A, Virtanen S, Nisbet D, Birbilis N: ‘In vitro corrosion survey of Mg–xCa and Mg–3Zn–yCa alloys with and without calcium phosphate conversion coatings’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 365–373.
- Zhang YF, Hinton B, Wallace G, Liu X, Forsyth M: ‘On corrosion behaviour of magnesium alloy AZ31 in simulated body fluids and influence of ionic liquid pretreatments’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 374–382.
- Nguyen T, Waterman J, Staiger M, Woodfield T: ‘Controlling in vitro corrosion rate of pure Mg with rough surface texture via biomimetic coating systems’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 358–364.
- Waterman J, Birbilis N, Dias GJ, Woodfield TBF, Staiger MP: ‘Improving in vitro corrosion resistance of biomimetic calcium phosphate coatings for Mg substrates using calcium hydroxide layer’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 340–345.
- Sheng X, Pehkonen SO, Ting Y.-P: ‘Biocorrosion of stainless steel 316 in seawater: inhibition using anzole type derivative, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 388–393.
- Li N, Guo C, Wu YH, Zheng YF, Ruan LQ: ‘Comparative study on corrosion behaviour of pure Mg and WE43 alloy in static, stirring and flowing Hank’s solution’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 346–351.
- Bukovinová L, Hadzima B: ‘Electrochemical Characteristics of Magnesium Alloy AZ31 in Hank’s Solution’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 352–357.
- Yang L, Hort N, Willumeit R, Feyerabend F: ‘Effects of corrosion environment and proteins on magnesium corrosion’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 335–339.
- Kirkland NT: ‘Magnesium Biomaterials – Past, Present and Future’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 322–328.
- Cao JD, Laws KJ, Birbilis N, Ferry M: ‘Potentiodynamic polarisation study of bulk metallic glasses based on Mg–Zn–Ca ternary system’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 329–334.
- Vilupanur R, Schissler A, Chantrjaroen W, Beecher C, Razzak A, Urak R, Alas S: ‘The corrosion behaviour and biocompatibility of boron-containing titanium alloys in simulated physiological environments’, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47, (5), 383–387.