Incorporating silica-coated graphene in bioceramic nanocomposites to simultaneously enhance mechanical and biological performance

• Main Authors: Li, Zhong, Zhu, Wenyu, Bi, Shuguang, Li, Ruitao, Hu, Huanlong, Lin, Hang, Tuan, Rocky S., Khor, Khiam Aik
• 其他作者: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2022
• 主題: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Cytocompatibility; Fracture Toughness
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155310
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

The applications of a variety of bioactive ceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HA) in orthopedics are limited by their insufficient mechanical properties, especially poor fracture toughness. Thus, further extending the clinical applications of these materials warrants the enhancement of their mechanica...