INTRODUCTION TO PROCESSING OF BIOMATERIALS - Advanced Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Processing, and Applications - page 252

TABLE 8.1. Novel Processing Techniques for Fabrication of Biocomposites

Reinforcement
phase Sr. No Fabrication method Matrix phase Application Comments Reference

1 . Textile preforming

(braiding) and
Pultrusion

Epoxy Carbon fi ber/

Kevlar fi bers

Orthopedic
implants

Functionally graded
composite rods can
be produced

[60]

2 . Hot pressing/ forging PLLA HAp Orthopedic

implants

Possible to change
the porosity, PLLA
molecular weight
and amorphous/
crystal - line ratio

[61]

3 . Flow molding PEEK Carbon fi ber Medical screws — [49]

4 . Mixing and incubation Calcium phosphate

and fi brin
glue(Tissucol tm )
mixture

— Bone tissue

engineering

— [62]

5 . Insitu polymerizetion of

resin matrix monomers
by light/heat application

Bisphenol
A - glycidyl
methacrylate

64% barium
Aluminum
fl uoride glass

Dental restorative
material

— [63]

6 . Sol - gel processing

followed by
electrospinning
technique

TiO 2 MWNT -

COOH

Improves the
catalytic property
of titania

Mechanism of
crystallization not
clear

[64]