Understanding and control of biodegradability of bioabsorbable Mg alloys

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Degradation properties of Mg alloys depend on the kind of alloys, which relates to the amount of gas cavity formed in the soft tissue surrounding the implant site. Extraordinary inflammation was not observed even for the Mg alloy having rapid degradation rate. The local pH increase due to the OH- release accompanying the degradation may suppress cell growth when it goes over the acceptable range of cells. Coating of pure Mg with bioabsorbable medical polymers is effective to reduce initial degradation rate of pure Mg and successfully improves cytocompatibility.