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The Mg–Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) conversion coatings were first synthesized in situ to modify the AZ91D alloy through urea hydrolysis to adjust the pH values (9.4, 10.4, 11.2 and 11.4). The pH 11.2 Mg–Al LDH possessed the best compactness and good crystallinity compared to other in situ LDH coatings and obtained the lowest corrosion current density (icorr) of (2.884 × 10−6 ± 0.345 × 10−6) A·cm−2, which was attributed to the anion-exchange reaction of LDH and the physical barrier against corrosion owing to the twisted penetration pathway of the interlaced LDH sheets. Core�...

Magnesium (Mg) has mechanical properties similar to human bones and Mg alloy is considered ideal medical implant material. However, the high velocity of degradation inside the human inner environment severely hampers the usage of Mg alloys. In this study, caerin peptide 1.9 (F3) and a modified sequence of caerin 1.1 (F1) with anti-bacterial activity, were covalently immobilised on the surface of Mg alloys by plasma chemical click reaction. The in vitro antibacterial activity and corrosion resistance of these caerin peptide-immobilised Mg alloys were investigated in Dulbecco's Modified Eag...