abstract
Calcium stearate based hydrophobic coatings were deposited on pre-treated Mg alloy substrates. The influence of four different pre-treatments including plasma electrolytic oxidation (as prepared and etched), anodizing and hydrothermal treatment was studied. The results indicate that the pre-treatments have strong influences on the morphology, thickness, and wettability of the coatings, without affecting their phase composition. The coating system based on the etched plasma electrolytic oxidation pretreatment shows the best corrosion resistance in a simulated body fluid. The superior protection effect is mainly related to the differences in the morphologies and thickness of the pre-treatment layers. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
keywords
ONE-STEP ELECTRODEPOSITION; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE; MG ALLOY; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION; THIN-FILMS; FABRICATION; RESISTANCE; IMPLANTS; COPPER; BIOMATERIALS
subject category
Materials Science; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
authors
Zhang, YF; Blawert, C; Tang, SW; Hu, J; Mohedano, M; Zheludkevich, ML; Kainer, KU
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acknowledgements
The authors thank Mr. Ulrich Burmester and Mr. Gert Wiese for the technical support during the course of this work. Yufen Zhang thanks China Scholarship Council for the award of fellowship and funding. The Project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51272055 and 51501050).