PMID- 30210544
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200930
IS  - 1687-8787 (Print)
IS  - 1687-8795 (Electronic)
IS  - 1687-8787 (Linking)
VI  - 2018
DP  - 2018
TI  - Experimental Investigations into the Mechanical, Tribological, and Corrosion 
      Properties of Hybrid Polymer Matrix Composites Comprising Ceramic Reinforcement 
      for Biomedical Applications.
PG  - 9283291
LID - 10.1155/2018/9283291 [doi]
LID - 9283291
AB  - Hybrid polymer matrix composites (HPMC) are prominent material for the formation 
      of biomaterial and offer various advantages such as low cost, high strength, and 
      the fact that they are easy to manufacture. However, they are associated with low 
      mechanical (low hardness) and tribological properties (high wear rate). The 
      average hip joint load fluctuates between three to five times of the body weight 
      during jumping and jogging and depends on various actions relating to body 
      positions. Alternate bone and prosthesis material plays a critical role in 
      attaining strength as it determines the method of load transferred to the system. 
      The material property called modulus of elasticity is an important design 
      variable during the selection of the geometry and design methodology. The present 
      work is demonstrated on how to improve the properties of high-density 
      polyethylene (HDPE) substantially by the addition of bioceramic fillers such as 
      titanium oxide (TiO(2)) and alumina (Al(2)O(3)). The volume fractions of 
      Al(2)O(3) and TiO(2) are limited to 20% and 10%, respectively. Samples were 
      fabricated as per ASTM standards using an injection moulding machine and various 
      properties such as mechanical (tensile, flexural, and impact), tribological 
      (hardness, wear), and corrosion including SEM, density, and fractography analysis 
      studied. Experimental results revealed that an injection moulding process is 
      suitable for producing defect-free mould HPMC. HPMC comprising 70% HDPE/20% 
      Al(2)O(3)/10% TiO(2) has proved biocompatible and a substitute for biomaterial. A 
      substantial increase in the mechanical and tribological properties and full 
      resistance to corrosion makes HPMC suitable for use in orthopaedic applications 
      such as human bone replacement, bone fixation plates, hip joint replacement, bone 
      cement, and bone graft in bone surgery.
FAU - Yunus, Mohammed
AU  - Yunus M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1116-4978
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Islamic 
      Architecture, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdiah, Makkah 24231, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alsoufi, Mohammad S
AU  - Alsoufi MS
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Islamic 
      Architecture, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdiah, Makkah 24231, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180823
PL  - United States
TA  - Int J Biomater
JT  - International journal of biomaterials
JID - 101519099
PMC - PMC6126091
EDAT- 2018/09/14 06:00
MHDA- 2018/09/14 06:01
PMCR- 2018/08/23
CRDT- 2018/09/14 06:00
PHST- 2018/02/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/07/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/08/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/09/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/09/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/09/14 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/08/23 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2018/9283291 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Biomater. 2018 Aug 23;2018:9283291. doi: 10.1155/2018/9283291. eCollection 
      2018.