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Mechanical behavior of polylactic acid/polycaprolactone porous layered functional composites
Luigi BottaFrancesco LoprestiAndrea MaioRoberto Scaffarosubject
Materials scienceCompression moldingCompression moldingFunctionally graded materialCeramics and Composite02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesControlled drugsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineeringchemistry.chemical_compoundLayered structurePolylactic acidTissue engineeringAdhesion; Compression molding; Functionally graded materials; Layered structures; Mechanical properties; Ceramics and Composites; Mechanics of Materials; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialComposite materialPorosityMelt mixingMechanical Engineering021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical scienceschemistryMechanics of MaterialsPolycaprolactoneCeramics and CompositesAdhesionLeaching (metallurgy)0210 nano-technologyMechanical propertiedescription
Abstract Biopolymeric porous devices exhibiting graded properties can play a crucial role in several fields, such as tissue engineering or controlled drugs release. In this context, the gradient of a specific property can be achieved by developing porous laminates composed by different types of materials. This work presents for the first time a multi-phasic porous laminate based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and polylactic acid (PLA) prepared by combining melt mixing, compression molding and particle leaching. All the materials were characterized from a morphological and a mechanical point of view. The results put into evidence the possibility to tune and to predict the mechanical properties by controlling the process parameters together with geometrical features.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-01 |