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MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Volume 30, Issue 7, Pages 1003-1007Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2010.04.017
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Phosphate glass fibres; Fibre composite; Degradation; Mechanical properties
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This paper reports on the mechanical properties and pH upon degradation of phosphate glass fibre reinforced methacrylate-modified oligolactide. Phosphate glass fibres of the composition 51.04 P2O5-21.42 CaO-25.51 Na2O-2.03 SiO2 (mol%) were produced by a crucible spinning technique. Fibres were embedded into a matrix of a degradable organic polymer network based on methacrylate-modified oligolactide; samples with and without addition of CaCO3 for pH control were produced. pH during degradation in physiological NaCl solution could be increased to up to 6.5 by addition of 20 wt.% calcium carbonate to the fibre composites. pH in Tris buffer solution was about 7.11. Mechanical properties of dry specimens were investigated during 3-point bending tests and gave elastic moduli in the range of cortical bone (15 to 20 GPa). However, addition of calcium carbonate decreased tensile strength of the fibre composites and resulted in brittle fracture behaviour, while CaCO3-free composites showed a fibrous fracture mode. Control of pH and degradation is a requirement for obtaining a fracture fixation device with degradation properties matching in vivo requirements. Results show that addition of CaCO3 is suitable for controlling the pH during degradation of metaphosphate glass polymer composites. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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