Long-term continuous corrosion of 316L stainless steel by Streptococcus mutans in simulated oral environment
<i>S. mutans</i> accelerates pitting corrosion through a "biofilm barrier + localized acid production" mechanism that disrupts the passive film. The long-term corrosion effects are substantially more severe than those observed in short-term experiments.
Authors
- Dake Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-7189)
- Fuhui Wang
- Guoxian Chen
- Zhong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2389-1443)
- Yao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5514-1917)
- Shulin Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1747-7610)
- Xiaodong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-3535)
Institutions
- Northeastern University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1725414
- Primary Topic
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Scholarship Council