Title
An in vitro wear behavior analysis of polymer composite for biomedical application
Authors
Arul Jeyakumar Arputham1, Queen Alice Arul2,*, Padmapriya Mahalingam3 & Dipanjan Debnath2
Affiliation
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Dentistry, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Kalyani, West Bengal, India; 3Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Government Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Arul Jeyakumar Arputham - E-mail: aruljeya@srmist.edu.in; Phone: +91 9443265623
Queen Alice Arul - E-mail: drqueenalice@gmail.com; alice.dental@aiimskalyani.edu.in; Phone: +91 8778749778
Padmapriya Mahalingam - E-mail: padmaendo@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9566109239
Dipanjan Debnath - E-mail: dipanjan654321@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7517713383
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2024; Revised August 31, 2024; Accepted August 31, 2024, Published August 31, 2024
Abstract
The tribological performance of basalt fiber reinforced PEEK material especially used as a biomaterial in many biomedical and dental applications is of interest. The specimens of three different weight fractions of PEEK and basalt fiber are fabricated as per ASTM G99 standards. The prepared specimens are having PEEK and basalt fiber in the weight percentage of 90:10, 80:20 and 70:30 ratio and named as PBC 1, PBC 2 and PBC 3 respectively. The specimens are subjected to pin-on-disc test using EN31 steel as the sliding disc material. The hardness of PBC 2 specimen shows a better value of 50.74 HRB. Wear resistance is comparatively less when Basalt weight percentage increases from 10% to 20%, but further increase of basalt fiber in the composite, the wear resistance drops down. Similarly, the COF values also noted high for PBC 2 compared to pure PEEK, PBC 1 and PBC 3 composites. PBC 2 sample is found to be better with high wear resistance.
Keywords
PEEK composite; Basalt fiber; Wear resistance; Coefficient of Friction; Implant material
Citation
Arputham et al. Bioinformation 20(8): 950-956 (2024)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
