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    Interaction of Mg Alloy with PLA Electrospun Nanofibers Coating in Understanding Changes of Corrosion, Wettability, and pH

    Year: 2022

    Journal: Nanomaterials, Volume 12, APR

    Authors: Voicu, Manuela Elena; Demetrescu, Ioana; Dorobantu, Andrei; Enachescu, Marius; Buica, George-Octavian; Ionita, Daniela

    Organizations: Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Romania [ECSEL-H2020, 10/1.1.3H, MySMIS 135127, 12/1.1.3H, 136877]

    Keywords: magnesium alloy; PLA nanofibers; coating; biodegradable property; electrochemical and morphology characterization

    A modified biodegradable magnesium alloy (AZ31, 96 wt% Mg, 3 wt% Al, and 1 wt% Zn) with polylactic acid (PLA) nanofibers was obtained by the electrospinning technique. The presence of PLA nanofibers was evidenced using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and using an scanning electronic microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) module. The degradation behavior of an uncoated Mg alloy and a Mg alloy coated with PLA was evaluated through hydrogen evolution, pH, and electrochemical measurements in simulated body fluid. Contact angle measurements showed a shift from hydrophilic towards the hydrophobic character of the alloy after its coating with PLA nanofibers. Furthermore, the electrochemical measurement results show that the Mg based alloy coated with PLA inhibits hydrogen evolution, thus being less prone to degradation. The aim of this research is not only to reduce the corrosion rate of Mg alloy and to improve its properties with the help of polylactic acid coating, but also to provide a study to understand the hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance of biodegradable magnesium based on surface energy investigations. Taking into account corrosion rate, wettability, and pH changes, an empiric model of the interaction of Mg alloy with PLA nanofibers is proposed.
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