Investigation of crystallinity, molecular weight change, and mechanical properties of PLA/PBG bioresorbable composites as bone fracture fixation plates

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 765-789

  Felfel, Reda M ^a,b   Ahmed, Ifty ^a   Parsons, Andrew J ^a   Haque, Papia ^a   Walker, Gavin S ^a   Rudd, Chris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

bioresorbable composite; crystallinity; mechanical properties; phosphate glass fiber

Indexed keywords

BIORESORBABLE; BONE-FRACTURE FIXATION; CHAIN SCISSION; CRYSTALLINE PEAKS; CRYSTALLINITIES; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; MASS CHANGE; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTIONS; PHOSPHATE GLASS FIBERS; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SHORT FIBER; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES; WATER UPTAKE; XRD ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FRACTURE FIXATION; GLASS FIBERS; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BIOMATERIAL; GLASS; LACTIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHATES; POLYMERS;

EID: 84859034511     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: 15308022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885328210384532     Document Type: Article

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