Comparative effects of organic and inorganic bio-fillers on the hydrophobicity of polylactic acid

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dc.contributor.authorAworinde, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorAdeosun, S.O.
dc.contributor.authorOyawale, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorAkinlabi, E.T.
dc.contributor.authorAkinlabi, S.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-02T13:56:53Z
dc.date.available2020-07-02T13:56:53Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe use of Polylactic acid (PLA) has been limited in the biomedical field because of its slow degradation profile which is traceable to its degree of hydrophobicity. In this work, 16.67 wt. % of chitosan (Ch), chitin (Ct) and titanium (Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Mo-2Cr-0.25Si) (Ti) powders weremelt blended with PLA and the resulting composites examined using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Chitosan was found to reduce the hydrophobic peak due to δs(CH3) in PLA by 13.92%, chitin by 10.65% and titanium by 8.04%. Summarily, the organic biofillers produced more hydrophilic PLA composites than the inorganic filler. The percentage reduction in hydrophobicity renders the developed composites more suitable for orthopaedic applications.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAworinde, A.K. Adeosun, S.O. Oyawale, F.A. Akinlabi, E.T. Akinlabi, S.A. (2020). Comparative effects of organic and inorganic bio-fillers on the hydrophobicity of polylactic acid. Results in Engineering; 5: 100098en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2020.100098
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8472
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResults in Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectMelt-blending Organic Bio-filler Methyl Group Hydrophobicity of PLAen_US
dc.titleComparative effects of organic and inorganic bio-fillers on the hydrophobicity of polylactic aciden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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