Figure 3.
Zn degradation process in vitro. Surface morphology and composition of degradation products after 3 days and 1 month of immersion test in different cell culture media. a) Immersion test in DMEM, b) immersion test in MEMα, c) elemental composition by EDS, and d) phase composition by XRD (C: carbon; Ca: calcium; Zn: zinc; O: oxygen; P: phosphate).