HYDROSTATIC EXTRUSION OF POLYETHYLENE FILLED WITH HYDROXYAPATITE

Authors
LADIZESKY NH WARD IM BONFIELD W
Citation
Nh. Ladizesky et al., HYDROSTATIC EXTRUSION OF POLYETHYLENE FILLED WITH HYDROXYAPATITE, Polymers for advanced technologies, 8(8), 1997, pp. 496-504
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymers for advanced technologies → ACNP
ISSN journal
10427147
Volume
8
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
496 - 504
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-7147(1997)8:8<496:HEOPFW>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The hydrostatic extrusion of polyethylene filled with hydroxyapatite h as been studied. It is shown that the extrusion behavior is qualitativ ely similar to that of unfilled polymer. Extruded products with flexur al moduli of at least 10 GPa and flexural strengths of 90 MPa have bee n produced, which can be considered as candidates for load-bearing bon e substitute materials. (C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.