Experimental Evaluation of Compressive Strength of PMMA-Seashell based Biocomposites for Orthopedic Applications

Saji, Geo Sam; Shamnadh, M.; Varma, S. Haripriya; Amanulla, Syed; Bharath, Rajaghatta Sundararam; Oommen, Charlie

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2018.06.005

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“…In orthopedic medicine, bone-like biomaterials are often used to make prosthetic or other medical devices to replace parts of the human body. Besides biocompatibility, they are supposed to possess adequate physico-mechanical properties and thermal stability (Saji et al, 2018). The method of the solid-state reactions between grounded oyster shells and calcium pyrophosphate or calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate was used to produce HA powder after ball milling and heat treatment in air atmosphere (Wu et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The HA powder produced was pure and contained none of the starting materials. Consequently, the compressive strength of poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) bone cement containing bio-compatible seashells with particle size ranging from micron to nano (μm-nm) has been reported in the literature (Saji et al, 2018). In this study, grounded seashells were used as filler to improve the mechanical properties of PMMA bio-composites material.…”

Section: Biomedical Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mini-review of waste shell-derived materials’ applications

Hart

2020

Waste Manag Res

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This mini-review reports curbing waste shells (i.e. seashells, eggshells, snail shells, etc.), environmental health issues and liabilities by using them as material for heterogenous catalysts, blended cement manufacture, concrete aggregate, ceramics and plastics additives, biofilter medium and biomedical applications. The traditional materials used in the manufacture of these products could be relatively cheap; however, there are considerable environmental issues (i.e., ecological damage, disruption of eco-system and air contamination) as well as intense energy consumption associated with the exploitation of depleting natural resources. Waste shells are a renewable and cheap alternative, and will simultaneously decrease manufacturing cost while reducing their burden on the environment. This paper emphasizes environmental sustainability by summarizing articles published on various applications of waste shell-derived biomaterials. The properties of waste shell-derived biomaterials are presented and discussed. The materials’ properties suggest they are similar to limestone and their biological–natural origin and the high calcium carbonate content with a trace amount of other mineral elements makes them highly favorable for cement production, heterogenous catalysts and hydroxyapatite manufacture for biomedical and wastewater treatment applications. The purpose of this work is to offer new perspectives and direction for future research on waste shell-derived biomaterials while existing areas of applications demanding scale up are highlighted.

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Section: Biomedical Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Biomedical Applicationsmentioning

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Mini-review of waste shell-derived materials’ applications

Hart

2020

Waste Manag Res

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“…Biocomposite materials have found wide applications in all aspects of life and industries, environmental concerns, and the high level of toxicity of certain polymers with the human body have motivated efforts to produce biodegradable, biocompatible and aesthetically attractive materials. [1][2][3] A large number of researchers have focused on the study of natural fibers as a reinforcement of biocomposite materials. Natural fibers as "green fibers" have many advantages such as, low cost, low density, renewal capacity, biodegradability and less dangerous for health.…”

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confidence: 99%

Comparative study of two biocomposites: Effect of date stone flour treated with potassium permanganate as a filler on the morphological and elastic properties

Rabhi

Benghanem

Abdi

2022

Journal of Composite Materials

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The paper deals with the effect of date stone flour (DSF) as a filler on the elastic properties of biocomposites based on two different matrices, namely, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and green epoxy resin (GER). Potassium permanganate treatment was applied to improve the surface properties of the DSF filler. Fourier transform infrared spectrotroscopy was used to analyze the chemical changes of the functional groups in the untreated DSF and the permanganate treated DSF filler. Different filler content of 10, 20, and 30 wt%, respectively, were used to obtain PMMA/DSF and GER/DSF biocomposites. The elastic properties, namely, longitudinal modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus, Young’s modulus of elasticity, Poisson ratio, ultrasonic micro-hardness, and acoustic impedance of the biocomposites were determined using the ultrasonic through-transmission method. In addition, the morphology was studied using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectrotroscopy analysis results revealed the success of the permanganate treatment. The elastic properties of PMMA/DSF biocomposites were decreased, while an improvement of these properties is observed for GER/DSF biocomposites. Morphological results showed the presence of pores and cracks in the PMMA/DSF biocomposites, which is attributed to poor interfacial adhesion between the DSF filler and the PMMA matrix. However, fewer defects were observed in the GER/DSF biocomposites, which is due to better interfacial adhesion between the DSF filler and the GER matrix.

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“…Therefore, aiming to reduce the amount of seashells waste and to solve the environmental issues that it may cause, many researchers have focused on the valorization of seashells by recycling and reusing them in a useful and productive way Lee et al, 4 Yao et al, 5 Morris et al, 6 Silva et al 7 In this perspective, several researchers have investigated the possibility of reusing seashells (crushed or powdered) for different applications such as medicine Karthick et al, 8 Saji et al, 9 civil engineering Soltanzadeh et al, 10 Olivia et al, 11 chemical and physics industries Savazzi and Sasaki, 12 and automobile industries Abhulimen and Orumwense. 13 Furthermore, seashells are extensively used as a biofiller to produce composite materials.…”

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Effect of particles morphology on the effective elastic properties of bio–composites reinforced by seashells: Numerical investigations

Ben–Ltaief

N’Guyen

Imad

et al. 2022

Journal of Composite Materials

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Seashell waste, mainly composed of calcium carbonate and made of a complex microstructure, has been increasingly used as a bio–filler for composite materials, in a crushed or powdered state. Seashell particles present various sizes and shapes which in turn could affect the mechanical properties of the composites. The main aim of this work is to investigate the effect of particles size and shape and inter–phase properties on the overall elastic properties of bio–composite reinforced by seashell particles. For that purpose, a morphological study based on particles size measurement and shape analysis, was first carried out in order to identify the morphological distribution of seashell particles. Seashell particles were classified into six diameters and six types of shape. Afterwards, a numerical homogenization based on finite element and representative elementary volume is used to compute the effective elastic properties of bio–composites, which include bulk modulus, shear modulus, and Young’s modulus. We assumed a perfect bond at the polyester/seashell particle inter–phase. Then we incorporate an inter–phase surrounding the seashell particles by considering variable properties (thickness, number of layers). In the present work, the calculations are carried out for two types of microstructures according to particles shapes. Several microstructure configurations were considered by varying particles sizes and volume fractions 6.6, 13.7, 21.4, 25.5, and 29.8%. The results showed that adding seashell particles significantly improves the effective elastic properties of polyester composite and that the morphology of seashell particles and the inter–phase structure has a negligible effect on the effective elastic properties of bio–composite. As for inter–phase thickness, it could have a considerable effect on the effective elastic properties of bio–composites.

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Experimental Evaluation of Compressive Strength of PMMA-Seashell based Biocomposites for Orthopedic Applications

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

Mini-review of waste shell-derived materials’ applications

Mini-review of waste shell-derived materials’ applications

Comparative study of two biocomposites: Effect of date stone flour treated with potassium permanganate as a filler on the morphological and elastic properties

Effect of particles morphology on the effective elastic properties of bio–composites reinforced by seashells: Numerical investigations

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