@article{Carboneras_Iglesias_Pérez-Maceda_del Valle_García-Alonso_Alobera_Clemente_Rubio_Escudero_Lozano_2011, title={Corrosion behaviour and in vitro/in vivo biocompatibility of surface-modified AZ31 alloy}, volume={47}, url={https://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/1192}, DOI={10.3989/revmetalm.1065}, abstractNote={The present work evaluates the corrosion behaviour and the <i>in vitro/in vivo</i> biocompatibility of the AZ31 magnesium alloy, which fulfills the mechanical requirements of bone. The corrosion kinetic of as-received AZ31 alloy was not compatible with the cell growth. To improve its performance, the AZ31 alloy was surface modified by a chemical conversion treatment in hydrofluoric acid. The magnesium fluoride layer generated by the surface treatment of AZ31 alloy enhances its corrosion behaviour, allowing the <i>in vitro</i> growth of osteoblastic cells over the surface and the <i>in vivo</i> formation of a highly compact layer of new bone tissue. These results lead to consider the magnesium fluoride coating as necessary for potential use of the AZ31 alloy as biodegradable and absorbable implant for bone repair.}, number={3}, journal={Revista de Metalurgia}, author={Carboneras, M. and Iglesias, C. and Pérez-Maceda, B. T. and del Valle, J. A. and García-Alonso, M. C. and Alobera, M. A. and Clemente, C. and Rubio, J. C. and Escudero, M. L. and Lozano, R. M.}, year={2011}, month={Jun.}, pages={212–223} }