Exploring the degradation behavior of biodegradable metals (Mg, Zn, and Fe) in human duodenal fluid

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Authors

  • Yue Zhang
  • Jian Cao
  • Huan Liu
  • Cheng Wang
  • Chenglin Chu
  • Feng Xue
  • Regine Willumeit-Römer
  • Norbert Hort
  • Yuanding Huang
  • Jing Bai

Biodegradable metals have been of great interest in making gastrointestinal implants these years. The most researched biodegradable metal is magnesium (Mg), followed by zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe). However, due to the limitations of in vivo experiments and the complex component of the gastrointestinal fluid, their degradation mechanisms in such an environment are still ambiguous. In this work, the human duodenal fluid (HDF) was used to investigate their in vitro degradation behaviors, with a simulated duodenal fluid (SDF) prepared for the control group based on the HDF ionic composition. After immersion of these metals for 7 days, it is found that HDF shows a stronger pH buffering effect than SDF due to the presence of organics. These organics can also hinder the degradation of metals by affecting their product formation in different ways. On the one hand, the adsorption of organics and their effects on the fluid dominate their degradation inhibition effect on Mg and Zn in HDF. On the other hand, they can hinder the further oxidation of the degradation products of Fe, which is the main mechanism resulting in a lower degradation rate of Fe in HDF rather than in SDF. Among the three metals, Mg unsurprisingly shows the highest degradation rate in both fluids. Interestingly, Zn is nearly immune to degradation in HDF, while it presents typical pitting corrosion in SDF. Compared to their degradation rates in popular pseudo-humoral media (e. g. Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solutions, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium) reported previously, Mg degrades faster, and Zn and Fe more slowly in HDF. The higher in vitro degradation rate of Fe than that of Zn is influenced by oxygen and ions in the degradation environment.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Magnesium and Alloys
Number of pages17
ISSN2213-9567
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 02.04.2025

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    Research areas

  • Corrosion, Gastrointestinal tract, in vitro, Organic
  • Engineering

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