Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments

Hazard classification of metal alloys is today generally based on their bulk content, an approach that seldom reflects the extent of metal release for a given environment. Such information can instead be achieved via bioelution testing under simulated physiological conditions. The use of bioelution...

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Main Authors: Xuying Wang, James J. Noël, Inger Odnevall Wallinder, Yolanda S. Hedberg
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Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520309291
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description Hazard classification of metal alloys is today generally based on their bulk content, an approach that seldom reflects the extent of metal release for a given environment. Such information can instead be achieved via bioelution testing under simulated physiological conditions. The use of bioelution data instead of bulk contents would hence refine the current hazard classification of alloys and enable grouping. Bioelution data have been generated for nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) released from several stainless steel grades, one low-alloyed steel, and Ni and Co metals in synthetic sweat, saliva and gastric fluid, for exposure periods from 2 to 168 h. All stainless steel grades with bulk contents of 0.11–10 wt% Ni and 0.019–0.24 wt% Co released lower amounts of Ni (up to 400-fold) and Co (up to 300-fold) than did the low-alloyed steel (bulk content: 0.034% Ni, 0.015% Co). They further showed a relative bioaccessibility of Ni and Co considerably less than 1, while the opposite was the case for the low-alloyed steel. Surface oxide- and electrochemical corrosion investigations explained these findings in terms of the high passivity of the stainless steels related to the Cr(III)-rich surface oxide that readily adapted to the fluid acidity and chemistry.
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spelling doaj.art-c22dea893ed642c7884df03cbeb02e9a2022-12-21T21:32:18ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752021-01-01198109393Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessmentsXuying Wang0James J. Noël1Inger Odnevall Wallinder2Yolanda S. Hedberg3KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Drottning Kristinas v. 51, SE-10044 Stockholm, SwedenDept. of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Surface Science Western, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaKTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Drottning Kristinas v. 51, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden; AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, SwedenKTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Drottning Kristinas v. 51, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden; Dept. of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Surface Science Western, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Corresponding author at: The University of Western Ontario, Dept. of Chemistry, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada.Hazard classification of metal alloys is today generally based on their bulk content, an approach that seldom reflects the extent of metal release for a given environment. Such information can instead be achieved via bioelution testing under simulated physiological conditions. The use of bioelution data instead of bulk contents would hence refine the current hazard classification of alloys and enable grouping. Bioelution data have been generated for nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) released from several stainless steel grades, one low-alloyed steel, and Ni and Co metals in synthetic sweat, saliva and gastric fluid, for exposure periods from 2 to 168 h. All stainless steel grades with bulk contents of 0.11–10 wt% Ni and 0.019–0.24 wt% Co released lower amounts of Ni (up to 400-fold) and Co (up to 300-fold) than did the low-alloyed steel (bulk content: 0.034% Ni, 0.015% Co). They further showed a relative bioaccessibility of Ni and Co considerably less than 1, while the opposite was the case for the low-alloyed steel. Surface oxide- and electrochemical corrosion investigations explained these findings in terms of the high passivity of the stainless steels related to the Cr(III)-rich surface oxide that readily adapted to the fluid acidity and chemistry.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520309291Metal releaseStainless steelSynthetic body fluidsCorrosionSurface oxideHazard classification
spellingShingle Xuying Wang
James J. Noël
Inger Odnevall Wallinder
Yolanda S. Hedberg
Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
Materials & Design
Metal release
Stainless steel
Synthetic body fluids
Corrosion
Surface oxide
Hazard classification
title Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
title_full Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
title_fullStr Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
title_full_unstemmed Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
title_short Metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids – A way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
title_sort metal bioaccessibility in synthetic body fluids a way to consider positive and negative alloying effects in hazard assessments
topic Metal release
Stainless steel
Synthetic body fluids
Corrosion
Surface oxide
Hazard classification
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520309291
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