Polymer-hydroxyapatite composites for biomedical applications

• Main Author: Mohamad Saifudin Abu Bakar.
• Other Authors: Cheang, Philip Hong Ning
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13537
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This investigation reports the development of a bioactive composite system based on hydroxyapatite and polyetheretherketone. A series of processes comprising melt compounding, granulating and injection molding were employed successfully to fabricate composites with high loading of hydroxyapatite of...