National University of Singapore
304 stainless steel implant shows no corrosion after 40 years of service
Published in Physician Law Weekly, September 1st, 2004
According to a case report from Singapore, "When exposed to 0.9% NaCl type 304 stainless steel undergoes severe pitting corrosion within a matter of days. However, a Sherman plate fabricated from type 304 stainless steel remained inside a patient's arm for almost 40 years without any visible indications of corrosion. Given the previous understanding of the pathological environments this was considered quite remarkable."
"It is proposed that the low dissolved oxygen levels found in human-body fluids makes the long-term in vivo environment much more benign than...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2004-09-01)
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