TY  - EJOU
AU  - Pradhan, Arun Kumar 
AU  - Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar 
AU  - Rana, Pradeep Kumar 

TI  - Chitosan-g-PMMA/Kaolin Bionanocomposites for Use in Bioadhesive Bone-Cement Implants
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2017
VL  - 5
IS  - 5
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - 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.
KW  - Chitosan
KW  -  bone cement
KW  -  bionanocomposite
KW  -  bioadhesive

DO  - 10.7569/JRM.2017.634129