An evaluation of the double torsion technique. Chichester : Ellis Horwood, 1984.īecker, TH, Marrow, TJ and Tait, RB. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heideberg, 2011, pp3-8. Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers.1st ed.
Characterization of toughness using fracture mechanics methods. Tensile fracture behaviour of biodegradable polymer, poly(lactic acid).
Engineering Fracture Mechanics 2007 74: 1872-1883.Īrakawa, K, Mada, T, Park, SD and Todo, M. Fracture micromechanisms of bioabsorbable PLLA/PCL polymer blends. Todo, M, Park, S D, Takayama, T and Arakawa, K. Effect of crystallinity and loading-rate on mode I fracture behaviour of poly(lactic acid). Park, SD, Mitsugo, T, Arakawa, K and Koganemaru, M. Marina Ferras Viana, Fraser J Buchanan, The double torsion test for evaluation of fracture toughness of PLLA bioresorbable polymer during degradation, SCIREA Journal of Materials. Beyond 3 days the extent of degradation prevented testing by the DT technique.ĭouble torsion test bioresorbable polymer poly-l-lactide, degradation, medical implants Fracture toughness deteriorated dramatically between 1 and 3 days of degradation from 4.45☐.42 to 2.06☐.20 MPam1/2. It was possible to determine the fracture toughness from the DT technique for up to 3 days of degradation. Tests were conducted after 1, 3 and 7 days of accelerated in vitro degradation. As PLLA had rarely been studied using the double torsion (DT) test, some preliminary validation tests were also conducted in order to optimise the specimen geometry to achieve consistent behaviour. PLLA specimens were compression moulded and degraded at 70 ☌ in PBS (the elevated temperature ensured accelerated degradation). The aim of this work was to estimate how its fracture properties would change once a PLLA device has been implanted in a patient’s body and commenced degradation. Therefore it is necessary to better understand the fracture behaviour of PLLA under physiological conditions during the degradation process. These implants degrade over time within the in vivo environment increasing the risk of potential mechanical failure.
Poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) is widely used in the fabrication of bioresorbable orthopaedic and bone fixation devices. Marina Ferras Viana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas, Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazilįraser J Buchanan, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast, N.
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