SILICONE-RUBBER HYDROGEL COMPOSITES AS POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS .4. SILICONE MATRIX HYDROGEL FILLER INTERACTION AND MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES

Authors
LOPOUR P PLICHTA Z VOLFOVA Z HRON P VONDRACEK P
Citation
P. Lopour et al., SILICONE-RUBBER HYDROGEL COMPOSITES AS POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS .4. SILICONE MATRIX HYDROGEL FILLER INTERACTION AND MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES, Biomaterials, 14(14), 1993, pp. 1051-1055
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical","Material Science
Journal title
Biomaterials → ACNP
ISSN journal
01429612
Volume
14
Issue
14
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1051 - 1055
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-9612(1993)14:14<1051:SHCAPB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Composite materials consisting of a silicone rubber matrix and particu late synthetic hydrogels were prepared and their mechanical properties were studied. The influence of the size, shape, aggregation of hydrog el particles, chemical reactions of polymer phases on tensile properti es and tear strength of the composite materials were investigated. The relations between the properties, structure and chemical composition of polymer phases of the composite materials and their mechanical prop erties are discussed.