In vitro degradation, flexural, compressive and shear properties of fully bioresorbable composite rods

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1462-1472

  Felfel, R M ^a,b   Ahmed, I ^a   Parsons, A J ^a   Walker, G S ^a   Rudd, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Composite rods; Compressive and shear stress properties; Flexural; Phosphate glass fibres; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE RODS; COMPRESSIVE AND SHEAR STRESS PROPERTIES; FLEXURAL; PHOSPHATE GLASS FIBRES; POLYLACTIC ACID;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; INVESTMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SODIUM;

CONTROL RODS;

GLASS FIBER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PLASTICIZER; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE ROD; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNAL FIXATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; WATER TRANSPORT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; GLASS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LACTIC ACID; PHOSPHATES; POLYMERS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960557137     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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