ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Hydroxyapatite/polymer scaffolds with proper biomechanical properties and stable 3-Dporous structure were fabricated by combining gas foaming with solvent-casting/particle-leachingtechnique, in which novel solid H2O2 were used as a porogen. During the manufacturing process,we found that the porosity, compressive strength and microstructure of the composites are variedfrom each other while different solvents (dichloromethane, acetone, chloroform and 1,4-dioxane)were used. Porosities of the specimens increase from 72±5 to 87±5% in accordance with theincrease of boiling point from 39.75 to 101.32 °C, while compressive strength decreased (4.8±0.7-0.5±0.3 MPa). Interactions of HA/solvent and PLA/solvent together with evaporation dynamic testsof different solvents were investigated. The results show that the evaporation rate of the solvents isthe most important factor affecting the final properties of the scaffolds
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/54/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.342-343.49.pdf
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