Characterization of Biodegradable Fe-Co alloys
Yucel Gencer Mehmet Tarakci Yunus Azakli Sezgin Cengiz
AbstractThe aim of this study is to produce new generation biodegradable iron-based alloys and to investigate their compatibleness for using as transient implantable materials. Produced iron-cobalt alloys were immersed in SBF to simulate the degradation properties in human body. Degradation behavior of the Fe-Co alloys were investigated using both mass loss tests for following the rate of degradation and observed growth of the apatite structure in the simulated body fluid. Also, general characterization methods (XRD, SEM and EDS) were used for investigation of the samples.