Mechanical Properties of Graphene Foam and Graphene Foam - Tissue Composites.

ABSTRACT: Graphene foam (GF), a 3-dimensional derivative of graphene, has received much attention recently for applications in tissue engineering due to its unique mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. Although GF is an appealing material for cartilage tissue engineering, the mechanical properties of GF - tissue composites under dynamic compressive loads have not yet been reported. The objective of this study was to measure the elastic and viscoelastic properties of GF and GF-tissue composites under unconfined compression when quasi-static and dynamic loads are applied at strain magnitudes below 20%. The mechanical tests demonstrate a 46% increase in the elastic modulus and a 29% increase in the equilibrium modulus after 28-days of cell culture as compared to GF soaked in tissue culture me

SUBMITTER: Yocham KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6301055 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature