Singh, Rupinder and Singh, Gurchetan and Singh, Jaskaran and Kumar, Ranvijay and M. M., Rahman and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2019) Thermomechanical investigations of PEKK-HAp-CS composites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 233 (11). pp. 1196-1203. ISSN 0954-4119. (Published)
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Abstract
In this experimental study, a composite of poly-ether-ketone-ketone by reinforcement of hydroxyapatite and chitosan has been prepared for possible applications as orthopaedic scaffolds. Initially, different weight percentages of hydroxyapatite and chitosan were reinforced in the poly-ether-ketone-ketone matrix and tested for melt flow index in order to check the flowability of different compositions/proportions. Suitable compositions revealed by the melt flow index test were then taken forward for the extrusion of filament required for fused deposition modelling. For thermomechanical investigations, Taguchi-based design of experiments has been used with input variables in the extrusion process as follows: temperature, load applied and different composition/proportions. The specimens in the form of feedstock filament produced by the extrusion process were made to undergo tensile testing. The specimens were also inspected by differential scanning calorimetry and photomicrographs. Finally, the specimen showing the best performance from the thermomechanical viewpoint has been selected to extrude the filament for the fused deposition modelling process.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Indexed by Scopus |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Poly-ether-ketone-ketone; Hydroxyapatite; Chitosan; Thermal analysis; Fused deposition modeling |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TS Manufactures |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Norsaini Abdul Samat |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2019 06:58 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 05:35 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26708 |
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