Mechanical properties of injection molded hydroxyapatite-polyetheretherketone biocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 421-425

  Abu Bakar, M S ^a   Chenag, P ^a   Khor, K A ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; Biocomposites; E. Injection molding

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; GRANULATION; INJECTION MOLDING; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOACTIVE COMPOSITES;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MEDICAL TEXTILE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TENSILE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0037299840     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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