Thermoplastic Polymers with Nanosilver Addition-Microstructural, Surface and Mechanical Evaluation during a 36-Month Deionized Water Incubation Period.

ABSTRACT: Three types of thermoplastic polymers, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polymethyl methacrylate acrylic (PMMA) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE), were enriched with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) of 0.5 wt.% and 1.0 wt.%, respectively. The polymers and the composites were manufactured via injection molding. Regarding the potential of these polymers as matrices for long-term use as biomaterials, the aim of this study was to examine their stability in the in vitro conditions during a three-year incubation period in deionized water. In this work, microstructural observations were performed, and mechanical properties were assessed. Surface parameters, such as roughness and contact angle, were comprehensively investigated. The microstructural evaluation showed that the silver additive wa

SUBMITTER: Ziabka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7828428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature