Parametric Effects of Fused Deposition Modelling on the Mechanical Properties of Polylactide Composites: A Review

Abraham Kehinde Aworinde*, Samson Oluropo Adeosun, Festus Adekunle Oyawale, Esther Titilayo Akinlabi, Stephen A. Akinlabi

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Abstract

Polymers are generally inferior in mechanical properties to metals which are the current orthopaedic material for osseointegration in many parts of the world today. This assertion also applies to poly(lactic acid) (PLA), a polyester that has been recently found applicable in tissue remodelling. To improve on its mechanical properties, several processing techniques, inclusive of fused deposition modelling (FDM) also branded as fused filament fabrication (FFF), have been used. FDM has been endeared to many researchers because a range of parameters can be combined to bring about widely different mechanical properties. Although the influence of FDM parameters on the mechanical properties of PLA is clear, the tensile, compressive and flexural strengths obtained so far are inferior to human cortical bone. The need to improve on this production technique for improved mechanical properties is apparent in all the works examined in this review.

Original languageEnglish
Article number022060
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume1378
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World, ICESW 2019 - Ota, Nigeria
Duration: 3 Jul 20198 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • cancellous bone
  • internal bone fixations
  • mechanical properties

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