Biomedical applications of polymer-composite materials: a review

The word ""composite"" refers to the combination, on a macroscopic scale, of two or more materials, different for composition, morphology and general physical properties. In many cases, and depending on the constituent properties, composites can be…

The concepts of composite mechanics have been used to design two materials for potential prosthesis of biomedical interest. They attain specific physical properties and use polymers which show a high degree of biocompatibility. The materials used…

Electrospinning is a very attractive method for preparing polymer or composite nanofibers. Electrospun nanofibers with a high surface area-to-volume ratio have received much attention because of their biomedical applications. Recently, the…

This book is the first to deal with the important topic of the fire behaviour of fibre reinforced polymer composite materials. Composites are used in almost every conceivable application, although the high flammability and poor fire resistance of…

A novel conducting polymer/non-conducting polymer composite (PEDOT/PEG), produced by vapor phase polymerization of PEDOT in the presence of PEG, shows stable electrocatalytic reduction of protons to hydrogen with conversion currents and…

The thermal response of a polymer composite material undergoing decomposition has been modeled. A one-dimensional transient thermal model with an nth order ap- proximation for the rate of decomposition was applied. The model was tested by ex-…

The possibility of using high-frequency loading in fatigue tests of polymer composite materials is discussed. A review of studies on the use of high-frequency loading of organic-, carbon-, and glass-fiber-reinforced plastics is presented. The…

The article describes how to develop the automated information measurement system aimed at determination of mechanical characteristics for polymeric composite materials by longitudinal bending for quality control of serial production.

`Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is used as acetabular component of total hip prostheses. However, at long term, prostheses failure can occur with the increasing of wear debris. Research with composite materials is being developed…

Natural fibres are becoming a competitive option as reinforcement of polymeric composite materials thanks to their bio-based character, good specific mechanical properties, low cost and inexhaustible supply. In this study, the tensile properties for…