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Foamed zinc was prepared by infiltration casting process. The mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the samples were studied, and the feasibility of the foamed zinc as a bone implant material was discussed. All the compression stress-strain curves of open-cell zinc foams with various cell size (1–4 mm) and porosity (55%–67%) show three stages: elastic stage, plastic stage, and densification stage. The compression strength increases with decreasing density. The smooth stress-strain response indicates a progressively deformation of open-cell zinc foam. In addition, the cell wall or edge bending and fracture are the dominated mechanisms for failure of open cell zinc foam. The immersion test for determining the corrosion rate of open cell zinc foam was conducted in simulated body fluid. It was found that zinc foam with a small cell size and high porosity showed a higher corrosion rate. In addition, open-cell zinc foams can effectively induce Ca-P deposition in immersion tests, showing good bioactivity. Therefore, the open cell zinc foam prepared in this experiment has a good potential application as a human bone substitute material.
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Male, born in 1977, Ph.D., Professor. His research interests mainly focus on porous materials and metal composites.
This work was financially supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Liaoning Province (2019JH2/10100008), the Plan for Innovative Talents in Liaoning Higher Education Institutions (LR2018011), and the Plan for Young and Middle-aged Science and Technology Innovation Talent of Shenyang (RC170204).
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Li, Zg., Zhang, Xg., Huang, P. et al. Preparation and properties of open-cell zinc foams as human bone substitute material. China Foundry 16, 414–422 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41230-019-9090-x
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