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A technique for improving dispersion within polymer-glass composites using polymer precipitation
Reece N. Oosterbeek, Xiang C. Zhang, Serena M. Best +1
Particulate reinforcement of polymeric matrices is a powerful technique for tailoring the mechanical and degradation properties of bioresorbable implant materials. Dispersion of in…
The evolution of the structure and mechanical properties of fully bioresorbable polymer-glass composites during degradation
Reece N. Oosterbeek, Xiang C. Zhang, Serena M. Best +1
Fully bioresorbable polymer matrix composites have long been considered as potential orthopaedic implant materials, however their combination of mechanical strength, stiffness, duc…
Tuning structural relaxations, mechanical properties, and degradation timescale of PLLA during hydrolytic degradation by blending with PLCL-PEG
Reece N. Oosterbeek, Kyung-Ah Kwon, Patrick Duffy +4
Poly-L-lactide (PLLA) is a popular choice for medical devices due to its bioresorbability and superior mechanical properties compared with other polymers. However, although PLLA ha…
Non-linear dissolution mechanisms of sodium calcium phosphate glasses as a function of pH in various aqueous media
Reece N. Oosterbeek, Kalliope I. Margaronis, Xiang C. Zhang +2
Phosphate glasses for bioresorbable implants display dissolution rates that vary significantly with composition, however currently their mechanisms of dissolution are not well unde…