Balakrishnan, Harintharavimal and Husin, Muhamad Rasyidi and Wahit, Mat Uzir and Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq (2014) Preparation and characterization of organically modified montmorillonite-filled high density polyethylene/hydroxyapatite nanocomposites for biomedical applications. Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering, 53 (8). pp. 790-800. ISSN 1525-6111
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03602559.2014.886043
Abstract
The study investigated the introduction of organically modified montmorillonite (MMT) in high density polyethylene/hydroxyapatite (HDPE/HA) composites for biomedical applications. The addition of HA and MMT increased the strength and stiffness of HDPE/HA composites with deterioration in impact strength and elongation at break values. XRD and TEM analysis provided evidence of exfoliated MMT layers in HDPE/HA composites and the MMT layers remained exfoliated even with further addition of HA. Simulated body fluid (SBF) analysis revealed that the size of apatite layer increased with increasing immersion time and the formation of apatite layers on the surface of composites indicates excellent biocompatibility properties.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Chemical Engineering |
| ID Code: | 54584 |
| Deposited By: | Haliza Zainal |
| Deposited On: | 05 Apr 2016 07:00 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2017 08:52 |
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