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

Table 3

Calculated concentrations of elements in the extracts of extruded pure Mg and Mg-Ag alloys.

Extracts	Dilution	Concentration (mg/L)
		Mg	Ca	Ag
Pure Mg (extrusion)	1	1210	27	<0.1
	1/5	258	65.4	<0.1
	1/10	139	70.2	<0.1
Mg-6Ag (extrusion)	1	1280	26	1.2
	1/5	272	65.2	0.24
	1/10	146	70.1	0.12
Mg-6Ag (T4)	1	1010	17	0.31
	1/5	218.8	62.6	0.062
	1/10	119.9	68.3	0.031
Mg-8Ag (extrusion)	1	1150	25	104
	1/5	246	65	20.8
	1/10	133	70	10.4
Mg-8Ag (T4)	1	930	15	0.64
	1/5	202.8	62.2	0.128
	1/10	111.9	68.1	0.064
Cell culture medium (CCM)		20	75	<0.1