Eliminating the negative effect of cold deformation on the corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steel in the presence of a protein†
Abstract
To understand the interaction of proteins with metallic implants in the cold deformed state, this work analyzes the corrosion performance of 316L steel subjected to deformation in the absence and presence of bovine serum albumin (BSA). The corrosion resistance of steel is more pronounced in the presence of BSA and the negative effect of the formation of the martensite phase has been overcome.