Influence of the Microstructure and Silver Content on Degradation, Cytocompatibility, and Antibacterial Properties of Magnesium-Silver Alloys In Vitro

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(a) Variation of pH and osmolality during the incubation. (b) Live/dead staining of human primary osteoblasts on pure Mg and Mg-Ag alloys. The clear green parts represent living osteoblasts and the red dots dead osteoblasts. (c) SEM images of the adhesion tests of human primary osteoblasts. The first and second vertical rows show thick cell layers covering the surface after 9 days. The third vertical row shows the status of a single osteoblast attached to the degradation layer after 3 days.

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