Table of Contents

Editorial: Biocorrosion Special Issue

Ingrid Milošev

Electrochemistry of CoCrMo Implant in Hanks’ Solution and Mott-Schottky Probe of Alloy’s Passive Films

M. Metikoš-Huković, J. Katić, Z. Grubač, and I. Škugor Rončević

Influence of Electrolyte Composition (Simulated Body Fluid vs. Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium), Temperature, and Solution Flow on the Biocorrosion Behavior of Commercially Pure Mg

Victoria Wagener and Sannakaisa Virtanen

Interaction of Albumin and Fibrinogen with Stainless Steel: Influence of Sequential Exposure and Protein Aggregation on Metal Release and Corrosion Resistance

Y. Hedberg, M.-E. Karlsson, Z. Wei, M. Žnidaršič, I. Odnevall Wallinder, and J. Hedberg

Electrochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Doped Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Chitosan Hydrogels

Katarina Nešović, Vesna Kojić, Kyong Yop Rhee, and Vesna Mišković-Stanković

Magnesium Alloys Implants Coated with 58S Sol-Gel Bioactive Glass to Retard First Stage Corrosion

Sheila A. Omar, Yolanda Castro, Josefina Ballarre, Wido H. Schreiner, Alicia Durán, and Silvia M. Ceré

Self-Healing Behavior of Sodium Polyacrylate-Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Biodegradable Magnesium Alloy

Sachiko Hiromoto and Kotaro Doi

Corrosion in the Human Body: Metallic Implants in the Complex Body Environment

Jeremy L. Gilbert

From In Vitro to Retrieval Studies of Orthopedic Implants

Ingrid Milošev

Rationalizing the In Vivo Degradation of Metal-on-Metal Artificial Hip Joints Using Tribocorrosion Concepts

Shoufan Cao, Anna Igual Muñoz, and Stefano Mischler

In Vitro Comparative Study of Fretting-Corrosion Resistance of Ti6Al4V and Co28Cr6Mo in a Taper Joint Subjected to High Bending Moment

Massimiliano Baleani, Paolo Erani, Alice Acciaioli, and Aldo Toni

Solid Corrosion Products in the Periprosthetic Tissues of a Distal Femoral Endoprosthesis Used to Treat Osteosarcoma

Pat Campbell, Sang-Hyun Park, Steven Zoller, Jamal Yousuf, and Scott D. Nelson

Technical Note: Is Corrosion a Threat to the Strength of the Taper Connection in Femoral Components of Total Hip Replacements?

Genymphas B. Higgs, Daniel W. MacDonald, Julie Lowell, Alexander Padayatil, William M. Mihalko, Ryan L. Siskey, Jeremy L. Gilbert, Clare M. Rimnac, and Steven M. Kurtz