RT Journal Article T1 Ciprofloxacin release and corrosion behaviour of a hybrid PEO/PCL coating on Mg3Zn0.4Ca alloy A1 Moreno, Lara A1 Cheng, Wang A1 Sviatlana, Lamaka A1 Zheludkevich, Mikhail L. A1 Rodríguez Hernández, Juan A1 Arrabal Durán, Raúl A1 Matykina, Endzhe AB In the present work, a hybrid hierarchical coating (HHC) system comprising a plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coating and a homogeneously porous structured polycaprolactone (PCL) top-coat layer, loaded with ciprofloxacin (CIP), was developed on Mg3Zn0.4Ca alloy. According to the findings, the HHC system avoided burst release and ensured gradual drug elution (64% over 240 h). The multi-level protection of the magnesium alloy is achieved through sealing of the PEO coating pores by the polymer layer and the inhibiting effect of CIP (up to 74%). The corrosion inhibition effect of HHC and the eluted drug is associated with the formation of insoluble CIP-Me (Mg/Ca) chelates that repair the defects in the HHC and impede the access of corrosive species as corroborated by FTIR spectra, EIS and SEM images after 24 h of immersion. Therefore, CIP participates in an active protection mechanism by interacting with cations coming through the damaged coating PB MDPI YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109124 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109124 LA eng NO : Moreno, L.; Wang, C.; Lamaka, S.V.; Zheludkevich, M.L.; Rodríguez-Hernández, J.; Arrabal, R.; Matykina, E. Ciprofloxacin Release and Corrosion Behaviour of a Hybrid PEO/PCL Coating on Mg3Zn0.4Ca Alloy. J. Funct. Biomater. 2023, 14, 65 DS Docta Complutense RD 7 abr 2025