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Fluorescent In Situ 3D Visualization of Dynamic Corrosion Processes of Magnesium Alloys.

Xubo TongDong BianLijing HaoLin WangLimin MaMeng GaoYingjun Wang
Published in: ACS applied bio materials (2022)
Magnesium (Mg) alloys as implant materials with excellent biodegradation ability have promising clinical applications for tissue repair and restoration. Although the corrosion processes of Mg alloys in biophysiological media are closely related with their biodegradation ability, only limited methods have been developed for characterization of their corrosion processes, including electrochemical analysis, weight loss measurement, and hydrogen evolution analysis. Moreover, these methods suffer from drawbacks of poor spatiotemporal resolution, static observation, and tedious operation. To tackle these challenges, we herein developed a fluorescent probe PSPA for in situ 3D monitoring of the dynamic corrosion processes of Mg alloys on the basis of its selective turn-on detection ability toward magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH) 2 ], which is the main corrosion product of Mg alloys in biophysiological media. As far as we know, this is the first example of a fluorescent probe for the monitoring of corrosion processes of Mg alloys in biophysiological media. We believe this fluorescence analysis method with easy operation and high spatiotemporal resolution advantages will contribute greatly to the clinical applications of Mg alloy implants.
Keyphrases
  • fluorescent probe
  • living cells
  • weight loss
  • single molecule