EVALUATION OF THE MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF E GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR CRANIO-FACIAL BONE RECONSTRUCTION

Mădălina-Anca LAZĂR; Horaţiu ROTARU; Doina PRODAN; Gabriel ARMENCEA; Paul BERE; Călin Rareș ROMAN; Radu Septimiu CÂMPIAN

EVALUATION OF THE MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF E GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR CRANIO-FACIAL BONE RECONSTRUCTION

Authors

Mădălina-Anca LAZĂR Department of Implantology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. *Corresponding author: madilazar@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-515X
Horaţiu ROTARU Department of Implantology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2138-3322
Doina PRODAN Department of Polymer Composites, Raluca Ripan Institute for Research in Chemistry, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-2453
Gabriel ARMENCEA Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-8522
Paul BERE Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-6533
Călin Rareș ROMAN Department of Cranio-Maxilo-Facial Surgery, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Farmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-2845
Radu Septimiu CÂMPIAN Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6233-8822

Keywords:

biocomposites, reconstructive surgery, surface, interface, bending test, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, elemental distribution

Abstract

New E-glass fiber reinforced composites developed to serve cranio-facial bone reconstruction were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and X ray diffraction to evaluate their morphology and structure. The morphological analysis of the external surface of experimental composite materials has shown that the reinforcing material was well incorporated in the polymer matrix and no monofilaments of fiber glass could be observed on the material surface. Structure analysis of the experimental composites revealed the optimal interfacial adhesion obtained using A 174 silane. Woven E glass fibers were more favourable than unidirectional fibers for manufacturing cranio-facial implants. The flexural strength of the experimental composite materials was directly influenced by the degree of reinforcement. Taking into account the obtained results, the perspective of continuing the studies appears for improving the mechanical properties so as to be as close as possible to the ones of the human bone.

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STUDIA UBB CHEMIA, Volume 61 (LXI), No. 2, June 2016

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2016-06-30

How to Cite

LAZĂR, M.-A., ROTARU, H., PRODAN, D., ARMENCEA, G., BERE, P., ROMAN, C. R., & CÂMPIAN, R. S. (2016). EVALUATION OF THE MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF E GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR CRANIO-FACIAL BONE RECONSTRUCTION. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 61(2), 249–260. Retrieved from https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/chemia/article/view/8323