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Novel bioresorbable phosphate glass fiber textile composites for medical applications
Author(s) -
Zhu Chenkai,
Ahmed Ifty,
Parsons Andrew,
Wang Yunqi,
Tan Chao,
Liu Jingsong,
Rudd Chris,
Liu Xiaoling
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.24499
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , flexural strength , flexural modulus , fiber , textile , volume fraction , weaving , glass fiber
A manual bench‐top Inkle‐type loom was designed to enable hand woven textiles. These phosphate glass fiber (PGF) textiles, along with unidirectional (UD) fiber mats made from the same batch of yarns, were utilized to manufacture fully resorbable textile composites (T‐C), unidirectional aligned fiber composites (UD‐C), and 0°/90° lay‐up UD fiber‐reinforced composites (0/90‐C). The fiber volume fraction in the composites was set at ∼20%. Retention of flexural properties and mass loss of the composites were evaluated during degradation in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at 37°C for 28 days. The higher flexural strength and modulus values observed for the T‐C when compared to 0/90‐C were attributed to the textile weaving resulting in a biased fabric with a higher density of fibers in the warp direction. After 28 days immersion in PBS, ∼20% flexural strength and ∼25% flexural modulus values for the UD‐C, T‐C, and 0/90‐C composites were still prevalent. POLYM. COMPOS., 39:E140–E151, 2018. © 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers