Surface treated polyethylene fibres as reinforcement for acrylic resins

Andreopoulos, AG; Papaspyrides, CD; Tsilibounidis, S

dc.contributor.author	Andreopoulos, AG	en
dc.contributor.author	Papaspyrides, CD	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsilibounidis, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:08:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:08:34Z
dc.date.issued	1991	en
dc.identifier.issn	0142-9612	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10574
dc.subject	POLYETHYLENE	en
dc.subject	SURFACE TREATMENT	en
dc.subject	FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Biomedical	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Biomaterials	en
dc.subject.other	diakon	en
dc.subject.other	poly(methyl methacrylate)	en
dc.subject.other	polyethylene	en
dc.subject.other	resin	en
dc.subject.other	unclassified drug	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	fiber	en
dc.subject.other	Acrylic Resins	en
dc.subject.other	Composite Resins	en
dc.subject.other	Materials Testing	en
dc.subject.other	Polyethylenes	en
dc.subject.other	Surface Properties	en
dc.subject.other	Tensile Strength	en
dc.title	Surface treated polyethylene fibres as reinforcement for acrylic resins	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0142-9612(91)90138-Z	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0142-9612(91)90138-Z	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1991	en
heal.abstract	The use of poly(methyl methacrylate) as a bone and dental cement material over several decades has provided us with experience related to processing and performance. A recognized disadvantage of such cements is their mechanical behaviour, expressed by low crack propagation resistance, impact strength, fatigue resistance and reduced fracture toughness. Many attempts have been made to resolve these problems either by modifying the poly(methyl methacrylate) chemical structure via copolymerization or incorporating reinforcing additives. The latter is of great importance, because it can lead to the preparation of composite materials with considerably improved performance. Besides reinforcement, the incorporation of additives, such as fibres, results in better processing characteristics, e.g. lowers polymerization exotherm. In this work, poly(methyl methacrylate) reinforced with Tekmilon(R) ultra high modulus polyethylene fibres was studied, focussing on the interfacial bonding between matrix and reinforcement. Some finishing agents were used to treat the fibres and their efficiency was mainly evaluated through the effect on the mechanical properties of the composite material prepared.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Biomaterials	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0142-9612(91)90138-Z	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1991ET71600016	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	83	en
dc.identifier.epage	87	en