Development of carbon nanofiber reinforced hydroxyapatite with enhanced mechanical properties |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | In order to improve fracture toughness, carbon nanofibers (CNF) were used as reinforcement for hydroxyapatite (HA) composites. The powder mixture of CNF/HA were obtained with ball-milling technique. CNF/HA composites were sintered by hot-pressing with 7.81 and 15.6 MPa sintering pressure. Maximum sintering pressure was 1200 °C. Mechanical and physiological bio-compatibility were evaluated by four-point bending tests, indentation tests and immersion tests in simulated body fluid (SBF). The strength values of 10 vol.% CNF/HA composites sintered at 15.6 MPa is 90 MPa, which is within those of cortical bone. The fracture toughness values for CNF/HA composites are around 1.6 times higher than those obtained for HA. Equal bioactivity are obtained for CNF/HA composites. |
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