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

Table 2

Increments of pH and osmolality of pure Mg and Mg-Ag alloys compared to those of CCM.

Extracts	pH	Osmol/kg
Pure Mg (extrusion)	0.815	0.107
Mg-6Ag (extrusion)	0.920	0.110
Mg-6Ag (T4)	0.955	0.066
Mg-8Ag (extrusion)	0.895	0.104
Mg-8Ag (T4)	0.965	0.068