@Article{JRM.2017.634129,
AUTHOR = {Arun Kumar Pradhan, Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Pradeep Kumar Rana},
TITLE = {Chitosan-g-PMMA/Kaolin Bionanocomposites for Use in Bioadhesive Bone-Cement Implants},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {5},
YEAR = {2017},
NUMBER = {5},
PAGES = {371--379},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v5n5/28804},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {Chitosan grafted with poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA) and adsorbed with kaolin functionalized as bioadhesive was prepared via emulsion polymerization technique and physiochemically characterized as a bone-graft substitute. The so prepared grafted bioactive bone cement (BBC) bionanocomposites (BNCs), chitosan-g-PMMA/kaolin, was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The water uptake, retention ability and the nanosize particle arrangement in the polymeric BBC-BNCs were studied along with the mechanical and biodegradation properties. These preliminary investigations of the BNCs will open the door for their use in bioadhesive bone-cement implants in the future.},
DOI = {10.7569/JRM.2017.634129}
}