title: The effects of handling and storage on magnesium based implants--first results.
abstract: The present work aimed to investigate the influence of acetone and formalin as well as the duration and type of storage on magnesium based implants by means of microscopic, μ-computed tomographic, scanning electron microscopic, EDX and metallographic investigations. In contrast to storing in acetone, storage in formalin led to an increase in surface to volume ratio, and a decrease of the volume and the density. The various types of storage exerted no differing effects on the implants but with increasing storage duration, a spreading of oxygen rich areas on the surface, increased precipitations and a decrease in grain size could be observed.
authors.affiliation: University of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinic, Bünteweg 9, 30559 Hannover, Germany. berit.ullmann@tiho-hannover.de
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ullmann
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Angrisani
authors.forename: Janin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reifenrath
authors.forename: Jan-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seitz
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bormann
authors.forename: Friedrich-Wilhelm
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer-Lindenberg
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000737:chemistry; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D008274:Magnesium; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000096:Acetone; D005557:Formaldehyde; D008274:Magnesium