The amorphous Mg-based alloys may be used as metallic biomaterials for resorbable orthopedic implants. The Mg-Zn-Ca metallic glasses demonstrate variable in time degradation rate in simulated body fluid. In this work the Mg₆₆Zn₃₀Ca₄ alloy was chosen as a substrate for coatings. This paper reports on the surface modification of a Mg₆₆Zn₃₀Ca₄ metallic glass by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). The structure characterization of uncoated Mg₆₆Zn₃₀Ca₄ alloy was performed by using TEMand XRD method. The immersion tests of coated and uncoated Mg₆₆Zn₃₀Ca₄ alloy were carried out in Ringer’s solutionat 37°C. The volume of released hydrogen by immersion tests was determined. The coatings structure and chemical composition after immersion tests by SEM/EDS were studied. Based on SEM images of surface structure samples, immersion tests results and hydrogen evolution measurement was proposed the course of corrosion process in Ringer’s solution for Mg-based metallic glasses with PEO coating. Results of immersion tests in Ringer’s solution allowed to determine the amount of evolved hydrogen in a function of time for Mg₆₆Zn₃₀Ca₄ metallic glass and sample with PEO coating. In comparison to the non-coated Mg₆₆Zn₃₀Ca₄ alloy, the sample with PEO layer showed a significantly decreased hydrogen evolution volume.

In this work, conversion coatings based on nitrates Ca(NO 3) 2 and Zn(NO 3) 2 were produced on the surface of MgZn49Ca4 to protect against corrosion. The main aim of this study was to prepare dense and uniform coatings using a conversion method (based on nitrates Ca(NO 3) 2 and Zn(NO 3) 2) for resorbable Mg alloys. The scientific goal of the work was to determine the pathway and main degradation mechanisms of samples with nitrate-based coatings as compared with an uncoated substrate. Determining the effect of the coatings produced on the Mg alloy was required to assess the protective properties of Mg alloy-coating systems. For this purpose, the morphology and chemical composition of coated samples, post corrosion tests and structural tests of the substrate were performed (optical microscopy, SEM/EDS). Immersion and electrochemical tests of samples were also carried out in Ringer’s solution at 37°C. The results of immersion and electrochemical tests indicated lower corrosion resistance of the substrate as compared with coated samples. The hydrogen evolution rate of the substrate increased with the immersion time. For coated samples, the hydrogen evolution rate was more stable. The ZnN coating (based on Zn(NO 3) 2) provides better corrosion protection because the corrosion product layer was uniform, while the sample with a CaN coating (based on Ca(NO 3) 2) displayed clusters of corrosion products. It was found that pitting corrosion on the substrate led to the complete disintegration and non-uniform corrosion of the coated samples, especially the CaN sample, due to the unevenly-distributed products on its surface.

In this work the nickel-based coatings were obtained by electroless catalytic deposition on light-hardened resins dedicated for 3D printing by SLA method. The effect of external magnetic field application on the properties of nickel-based coatings was determined. During metallization, the magnetic field was applied to the sample’s surface with different orientations. Due to the magnetic properties of metallic ions, the influence of the magnetic field on coatings properties is expected. The coatings were analyzed by Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (ED S) the X-Ray diffraction (XRD ) methods, and surface morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The catalytic properties in a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER ) were measured by electrochemical method in 1 M NaOH solution. The best catalytic activity has been observed in the case of the ternary Ni-Fe-P alloy deposited under a parallel magnetic field. The primary outcome of the presented research is to produce elements based on 3D printing from resins, which can then be metallized and used for highly-active materials deposited on complex 3D models. Furthermore, these elements can be used as low-cost, highly-developed sensors and catalysts for various chemical processes.