“…A pH increase above 7.8 may result in alkaline poisoning (Song, ) and inflammatory responses (Li et al, ; Razavi et al, ), which explains the background of the requirement. - Moderate hydrogen release : The corrosion of magnesium‐based implants forms hydrogen (Witte et al, ). Despite the rapid diffusion and absorption (Aghion, Levy, & Ovadia, ; Dziuba et al, ; Gu, Xie, Li, Zheng, & Qin, ; Hänzi, Gerber, Schinhammer, Löffler, & Uggowitzer, ; Hou et al, ; Liu, Yang, Tan, Li, & Zhang, ; Pichler et al, ; Razavi et al, ; Song & Atrens, ; Witte et al, ; Witte et al, ) of this gas, a moderate and controlled release mechanism is required during the degradation process. Rapid production of large amounts of hydrogen can promote the loss of mechanical integrity due to hydrogen embrittlement (Choudhary & Singh Raman, ; Gu, Zhou, Zheng, Cheng, et al, ; Jafari et al, ; Kannan, ), the formation of temporary gas cavities (Witte et al, ) and/or the impairment of blood circulation (Song, ).
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