Journal
FIBERS AND POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 266-270Publisher
KOREAN FIBER SOC
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-013-0266-5
Keywords
Silk fibroin; Bacterial cellulose; Bone plate; Stress transfer
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [R11-2005-065]
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We successfully fabricated bacterial cellulose/silk fibroin (BC/SF) composite plates having similar strength to that of human cortical bone (12.8-17.7 GPa). The mechanical properties of the BC/SF composite plates were investigated at various BC nanofiber contents. The BC nanofibers acted as good reinforcements for the stress transfer produced by the interactions between the BC nanofibers and the SF matrix, as confirmed by the molecular deformation of the BC nanofibers. The BC/SF composite plates have a promising potential as a replacement material for existing metal bone plate.
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