A human-degradable, corrosion-resistant, high-strength-tough Zn‐Fe‐X zinc alloy and its application

Abstract

A corrosion-resistant, high strength and ductility Zn-Fe-X zinc alloy and applications thereof in medical implant materials. The zinc alloy comprises elements Zn, Fe, and X, where the element X is at least one among Mg, Ca, and Sr, the mass percentage of element Zn is: 89.92-99.997%, the mass percentage of element Fe is: 0.002-10%, and the mass percentage of element X is: 0.001-0.08%.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a human body degradable corrosion-resistant high-strength Zn-Fe-X zinc alloy, which belongs to the technical field of medical implant materials. Background technique [0002] Zinc ions are essential nutrients for the human body and participate in many metabolic activities of the human body. The American Institute for Clinical Innovation (ACI) recommends that the human body must consume 2.5 to 6.4 mg of zinc per day. Adults may have certain toxic reactions if they consume about 300 mg of zinc per day. A zinc-based degradable bone nail releases about 0.2-0.3 mg of zinc per day. Even if all these zinc ions are released into the blood vessels, it is far below the necessary intake of the human body. That is to say, the zinc ions released by the degradation of zinc-based degradable orthopedic implant devices will not cause systemic toxicity. The study also found that the transport of zinc ions in human tissues is very rapid, so tha...

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The degradation products of pure magnesium and magnesium-based alloys are non-toxic and degradable, but their corrosion resistance is very poor, and they will be degraded soon in the human body, unable to provide sufficient mechanical support time

[0006] Pure zinc and its alloys are also degradable materials in the human environment, but they still have the disadvantages of low mechanical strength and uncontrollable degradation rate when applied to medical materials. At present, it is achieved by adding other substances to it. Regulate the degradation rate, such as the addition of Ce, Mg, Cu, and Ca to the zinc disclosed in the application number 201310756776.1, but the zinc alloy material prepared by this application has low plasticity, and it has not been found that cheap iron is used as an additive material for zinc. biomedical materials to use

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