Influence of Heat Treatment on Biocorrosion and Hemocompatibility of Biodegradable Mg-35Zn-3Ca Alloy

Table 5

Absorbance value measured at 540 nm and percentage of hemolysis of Mg-35Zn-3Ca alloy subjected to heat treatment and artificial aging for different duration of time.

Sample code	OD at 540 nm	Hemolysis (%)
AT0	0.051 ± 0.002	0.515 ± 0.375
AT1	0.050 ± 0.002	0.371 ± 0.204
AT2	0.049 ± 0.001	0.147 ± 0.104
AT3	0.050 ± 0.001	0.299 ± 0.275
AT4	0.051 ± 0.002	0.521 ± 0.272
Negative	0.049 ± 0.001	0
Positive	0.495 ± 0.013	100