The influence of the compounding process and testing conditions on the compressive mechanical properties of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)/α-tricalcium phosphate nanocomposites

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1081-1089

  Wilberforce, Samuel I J ^a   Finlayson, Chris E ^b   Best, Serena M ^a   Cameron, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive modulus; Degradation; Glass transition temperature; Nanocomposite; Poly(D,L lactide co glycolide)

Indexed keywords

ATTRITION MILLING; BIORESORBABLE POLYMERS; COMPOUNDING PROCESS; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; DRY CONDITION; INTERFACE EFFECT; MATRIX; ORTHOPAEDIC APPLICATIONS; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE SOLUTIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; POLY(D,L-LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE); ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD; TESTING CONDITIONS; TRI-CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

ACETONE; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; GLASS TRANSITION; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ACETONE; ALPHA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYGLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; EVAPORATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BUFFERS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; IMMERSION; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 79960560289     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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