relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/8009/ title: Mg-1.0Zn-xca-based biodegradable cardiovascular stent alloy: A microstuctural and textural studies creator: Permana, K.D. creator: Ariwahjoedi, B. creator: Shuib, A.S. description: Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been used for stent application since decade ago due to its biocompatibility. However, in chloride-abundant environment like human body, the degradation is considered too rapid. Alloying is one of options to reduce its rapid corrosion rate. Zinc (Zn) and Calcium (Ca) were chosen as alloying elements regarding their biocompatibility to human body, reduction in the corrosion rate and improvement on the grain size. The microstructures of three alloys Mg-1.0Zn-xCa (x=0.0, 1.0, 2.0wt) were studied by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Surface morphological analyses exhibited that the presence of Ca led to the uniformity and the formation second phase, reduction of grain size and the boundary more visible. © International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2016. publisher: Springer Verlag date: 2016 type: Conference or Workshop Item type: PeerReviewed identifier: Permana, K.D. and Ariwahjoedi, B. and Shuib, A.S. (2016) Mg-1.0Zn-xca-based biodegradable cardiovascular stent alloy: A microstuctural and textural studies. In: UNSPECIFIED. relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952769762&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-10-0266-3_61&partnerID=40&md5=f82ab73daf4e741f10fc8d96c3334c07 relation: 10.1007/978-981-10-0266-3₆₁ identifier: 10.1007/978-981-10-0266-3₆₁