BaSO4/PLLA nanocomposite material for coronary stent application

• Main Author: Chow, Wei Shoon
• Other Authors: Subramanian Venkatraman
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66697
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This final year project investigated the effect of adding barium sulfate (BaSO4) nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) such as ultimate tensile strength (UTS), percent elongation at break, Young’s and compressive modulus so as to assess its suitability as a coronary...