Thermal stabilization of polyoxymethylene by PEG-functionalized hydroxyapatite: examining the effects of reduced formaldehyde release and enhanced bioactivity
Authors:
- Klaudia Król-Morkisz,
- Ewelina Karaś,
- Tomasz M. Majka,
- Krzysztof Pielichowski,
- Kinga Pielichowska
Abstract
Nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HA) functionalized with poly(ethylene glycol) (HA-g-PEG) of different molar mass was used as a thermal stabilizer to prepare polyoxymethylene (POM) composites by a melt processing method. The chemical and crystalline structure of (HA-g-PEG) and POM/HA-g-PEG composites was investigated by means of FTIR and XRD. The thermal properties, degree of crystallinity, and melting behaviour of POM-based composites were analysed with TG, DSC, and TOPEM DSC methods. The tensile strength, Young’s modulus, toughness, and wettability of POM were investigated as well. A preliminary assessment of bioactivity, in vitro chemical stability, and formaldehyde release from POM/HA-g-PEG composites by Schiff’s test was also performed. An SEM/EDX method was used to observe the morphology of POM/HA-g-PEG composites. The results indicate that the addition of 1% HA-g-PEG slightly increases the melting temperature and degree of crystallinity. In small amounts, HA-g-PEG particles probably act as nucleating agents for the POM crystallization process. Incorporation of 5% HA-g-PEG to POM caused a decrease in the crystallinity of the polymer matrix, as a result, some mechanical properties of POM/HA-g-PEG composites also decreased. The thermal stability of POM/HA-g-PEG composites improved significantly from 309°C for unmodified POM to 342°C for POM/10.0% HA-g-PEG 600. The most effective thermal stabilizer was synthesized with the lowest mass-average molar mass PEG. The in vitro bioactivity test confirmed that, as the average molar mass of PEG in HA-g-PEG hybrids increased, POM-based composites indicated higher bioactivity. The in vitro chemical stability analysis results showed that both the POM matrix and the HA-g-PEG additive remain stable during the whole incubation time. Importantly, after seven days of dynamic incubation, no formaldehyde was detected in all filtrates, which is crucial in biomedical applications, among others.
- Record ID
- CUT52efb62ae6c34b4f8de3a0f5a205320b
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Advances in Polymer Technology, ISSN 0730-6679, e-ISSN 1098-2329
- Issue year
- 2019
- Vol
- 2019
- Pages
- [1-17]
- Article number
- 9728637
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; schem.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 16-17; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 51; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 2019
- Keywords in English
- thermal stabilization, polyoxymethylene, PEG-functionalized hydroxyapatite
- DOI
- DOI:10.1155/2019/9728637 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/apt/2019/9728637/ Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 70
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- Indeksowana w: Web of Science, Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT52efb62ae6c34b4f8de3a0f5a205320b/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT52efb62ae6c34b4f8de3a0f5a205320b
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