Arch Biopartners Inc., has recently declared that scientists at a corrosion research laboratory have confirmed that Arch’s ‘Borg’ peptides display significant anti-corrosion performance on stainless steel.
Dr. Frank Cheng and his team at the Corrosion, Pipeline Integrity and Advanced Material Technology Laboratory at the University of Calgary recently tested the Arch peptide coating technology invented by Arch scientist Dr. Randall Irvin at the University of Alberta. Researchers found that the most effective of the Arch Borg peptides reduce corrosion on 304 stainless steel by up to 85% in electrolyte solution.
Details of their findings have been accepted for publication by the journal Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications. Increasing corrosion resistance of stainless steel and other alloys has potential benefit in numerous applications, particularly in the medical implant and device sectors. Due to prolonged contact with physiologic fluids, metallic biomedical implants are susceptible to corrosion which can contribute to adverse effects in patients and/or device failure.