Table 2.
Mean degradation rates and magnesium and silver content in the supernatant during immersion of the here used Mg-based materials. Values are shown as the mean ± SD. MDR: mean degradation rate. Table is adapted from Ref. [30].
| Immersion time (d) |
Mg |
Mg–6Ag |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDR (mm/a) | cMg (mM) | cMg-6Ag (μM) | MDR (mm/a) | cMg (mM) | cMg-6Ag (μM) | |
| 1 | 0.73 ± 0.25 | 2.46 ± 0.52 | – | 0.63 ± 0.31 | 1.25 ± 0.36 | 0.25 ± 0.20 |
| 3 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 3.75 ± 0.83 | – | 0.29 ± 0.06 | 2.13 ± 0.31 | 0.17 ± 0.08 |
| 7 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 4.02 ± 0.48 | – | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 2.54 ± 0.74 | 0.24 ± 0.10 |