Table 2 Summary of material parameters for Mg, Mg–6Ag and Mg–5Gd as used in this study.

From: Oxygen-sensitive nanoparticles reveal the spatiotemporal dynamics of oxygen reduction during magnesium implant biodegradation

 

Extrusion parameters

Chemical composition [wt.%], balance Mg

Grain size [µm]

T [°C]

Speed [mm/s]

Ag

Gd

Fe

Ni

Cu

Mg

350

2.4

–

–

0.0011

<0.0002

0.0003

31.6 ± 1.4

Mg–6Ag

425

0.6

5.99

–

0.0016

<0.0002

0.0004

30.6 ± 2.8

Mg–5Gd

400

2.2

–

4.28

0.0012

<0.0001

<0.0007

22.8 ± 1.5

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