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Biomimetic study of a polymeric composite material for joint repair applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Rahul Ribeiro ,
Poulomi Ganguly ,
Donald Darensbourg ,
Meitin Usta ,
A. Hikmet Ucisik  and
Hong Liang
Rahul Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
Poulomi Ganguly
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012
Donald Darensbourg
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012
Meitin Usta
Affiliation:
Gebze Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 41400 Gebze/Kocaeli, Turkey
A. Hikmet Ucisik
Affiliation:
Bogazici University, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Prostheses, Materials and Artificial Organs, 80815 Bebek/Istanbul, Turkey
Hong Liang*
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: hliang@tamu.edu
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Abstract

A longer lifespan is still being sought for biomaterials used for joint repair. We developed a new nanocomposite material of polytrimethylene carbonate (PTMC), hydroxyapatite (HAP), and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) to mimic real cartilage. Experimental results were compared with those of natural cartilage and the conventional joint replacement material ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Friction experiments showed that our developed composite material had a coefficient of friction close to that of articular cartilage. Nanoindentation experiments indicated that the surface elastic behavior was similar to that of cartilage. The surface attraction forces on a silicon atomic force microscope tip were much higher for cartilage than those for the other two materials. These results hold promise for this artificial cartilage composite material’s performance in vivo, following further experimental investigations and chemical modifications.

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BiomedicalLubricantPolymerization
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , June 2007 , pp. 1632 - 1639
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Copyright © Materials Research Society2007

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