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Synthesis and characterization of composite materials HDPE/HA and PMMA/HA prepared by sonochemistry

Abstract:

In the present work, the synthesis and characterization of composite materials based on HDPE, and PMMA with nanometric hydroxyapatite, are studied. Composites preparation was carried out by dilutions of the commercial polymers, using decaline as solvent for the polyolefin and 2-butanone for PMMA. In the synthesis of Hydroxyapatite (HA), ammonium phosphate [(NH4) 2 HPO4] and calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] were used as precursors. Composites with 20, 30 and 40 wt% of HA were prepared. The polymer dilutions and the precursors of the HA were placed simultaneously in a reactor under ultrasonic radiation at 20 kHz, for periods of 15, 25 and 35 min. The products obtained were characterized by FTIR, TGA, TEM, XRD and biocompatibility studies were also carried out. The results showed the presence of nanometric HA and clear interactions between HA and PMMA polymers were observed by FTIR. These results were corroborated by TEM showing that nanometric HA particles are encapsulated into the polymeric PMMA matrix. For the composites of HDPE, these interactions were not observed.,Copyright © 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.