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Master's Thesis
Author of thesis: Ing. Timotej Pacalaj
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Marie Sedlaříková, CSc.
Reviewer: prof. RNDr. Libuše Trnková, CSc.
This master's thesis deals with biodegradable bone implants based on iron with the addition of magnesium and carbon. The main objective is to evaluate how carbon content and sintering temperature influence the microstructure, corrosion behaviour and degradation of the prepared samples in simulated body fluid. The theoretical part describes bone structure and its regeneration, the use of magnesium, iron and zinc as biodegradable materials, the role of carbon as an additive, the main types of corrosion and the methods used to evaluate degradation, such as pH and electrical conductivity measurement, Tafel extrapolation, SEM and EDX. In the practical part, the simulated body liiquid solution was first prepared according to the Kokubo and Takadama methodology, and four types of samples were produced by powder metallurgy with the compositions 18 g Fe – 2 g Mg – 0.5 g C and 18 g Fe – 2 g Mg – 1 g C, sintered at temperatures of 700 °C and 850 °C. The samples were subjected to contact-angle measurement, Tafel extrapolation, monitoring of pH and electrical conductivity during a 24-hour and a long-term 42-day exposure in SBF, and surface analysis using SEM and EDX before and after exposure. The results showed that the dominant parameter influencing the initial degradation rate is the sintering temperature, which contributes to porosity and to the formation of metallurgical bonds, whereas carbon content has a more significant influence mainly on the microstructure and on the values of the corrosion parameters. In the long term, all four samples approach a similar values of pH and conductivity. The main component of the resulting corrosion products are magnesium phosphate compounds, which are formed by the reaction of rapidly dissolving magnesium with the phosphate ions present in the SBL.
biodegradable implant, iron, magnesium, carbon, powder metallurgy, sintering, corrosion, simulated body fluid, SBF, Tafel extrapolation, SEM, EDX, pH, electrical conductivity, bone implant
Date of defence
10.06.2026
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
Student seznámil státní zkušební komisi s cíli a řešením závěrečné vysokoškolské práce a zodpověděl otázky a připomínky oponenta a komise. Otázky komise k obhajobě: 1. Co by vám řekl o korozním procesu polarizační odpor? 2. Jaká pravidla jste dodržoval při měření pro udržení reprodukovatelnosti výsledků? 3. Jak jste zajistil vždy stejný stav roztoku před započetím měření? 4. Jak jste vybíral linearizovanou část naměřených hodnot? 5. Proč Mg tak silně alkalizuje okolní prostředí?
Language of thesis
Slovak
Faculty
Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií
Department
Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology
Study programme
Electrical Manufacturing and Management (MPC-EVM)
Composition of Committee
prof. Ing. Tomáš Kazda, Ph.D. (předseda) doc. Ing. Petr Vyroubal, Ph.D. (místopředseda) Ing. Rastislav Straňák (člen) Ing. Hana Hálová (člen) Ing. Robert Bayer, PhD. (člen) Ing. Ladislav Chladil, Ph.D. (člen) Ing. Pavel Šafl (člen)
Supervisor’s reportdoc. Ing. Marie Sedlaříková, CSc.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportprof. RNDr. Libuše Trnková, CSc.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová