title: Addition of Zn to the ternary Mg-Ca-Sr alloys significantly improves their antibacterial property.
abstract: Most of the magnesium (Mg) alloys possess excellent biocompatibility, mechanical property and biodegradability in orthopedic applications. However, these alloys may suffer from bacterial infections due to their insufficient antibacterial capability. In order to reduce the post-surgical infections, a series of biocompatible Mg-1Ca-0.5Sr-xZn (x=0, 2, 4, 6) alloys were fabricated with the addition of antibacterial Zn with variable content and evaluated in terms of their biocompatibility and antibacterial property. Thein vitrocorrosion study showed that Mg-1Ca-0.5Sr-6Zn alloys exhibited a higher hydrogen evolution volume after 100 h immersion and resulted in a higher pH value of the immersion solution. Our work indicated that Zn-containing Mg alloys exhibited good biocompatibility with high cell viability. The antibacterial studies reveal that the number of bacteria adhered on all of these Mg alloy samples diminished remarkably compared to the Ti-6Al-4V control group. We also found that the proliferation of the bacteria was inhibited by these Mg alloys extracts. Among the prepared alloys, Mg-1Ca-0.5Sr-6Zn alloy not only exhibited a strong antibacterial effect, but also promoted the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts, suggesting that it is a promising alloy with both good antibacterial property and good biocompatibility for use as an orthopedic implant.
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China ; Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Key Lab of Orthopedic Technology and Implant, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, China.
authors.forename: Guanping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Yuanhao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Key Lab of Orthopedic Technology and Implant, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK73019, USA.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Key Lab of Orthopedic Technology and Implant, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China ; Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Key Lab of Orthopedic Technology and Implant, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, China.
authors.forename: Guan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, China Meitan General Hospital, No.29 Xibahe South street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100028, china.
authors.forename: Baohua
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China ; Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Key Lab of Orthopedic Technology and Implant, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, China.
authors.forename: Qingshui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China ; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Yufeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK73019, USA.
authors.forename: Chuanbin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao