Estimation of Properties of a Photoinitiated Silorane-Based Composite with Potential for Orthopaedic Applications

Abstract

We have synthesized a filler-reinforced silorane composite that has potential applications in orthopaedic surgery, such as for a bone stabilizer. the purpose of the present work was to develop a method for estimating four properties of this material; namely, maximum exotherm temperature, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and fracture toughness. the method involved the use of mixture design-of-experiments and regression analysis of results obtained using 23 formulations of the composite. We validated the estimation method by showing that, for each of four composite formulations that were not included in the method development, the value of each of the aforementioned properties was not significantly different from that obtained experimentally. Our estimation method has the potential for use in the development of a wide range of orthopaedic materials.

Department(s)

Chemistry

Second Department

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Design-of-experiments; Handling properties; Mechanical properties; Orthopedic biomaterials; Composite formulations; Estimation methods; Estimation of properties; Exotherms; Flexural modulus; handling properties; Method development; Orthopaedic applications; Orthopaedic surgery; Oorthopedic biomaterials; Potential applications; Siloranes

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1552-4973

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2012

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