Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications

Additive manufacturing has experienced remarkable growth in recent years due to the customisation, precision, and cost savings compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. In parallel, materials with great potential have been developed, such as PC-ISO polycarbonate, which has biocompatibility...

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Autores principales:	Giovanni Gómez-Gras, Manuel D. Abad, Marco A. Pérez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	additive manufacturing biocompatible polycarbonate material characterisation mechanical properties fatigue Organic chemistry QD241-441
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b2360dfa6e9844f69d5b09c196b7f874
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b2360dfa6e9844f69d5b09c196b7f8742021-11-11T18:43:19ZMechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications10.3390/polym132136692073-4360https://doaj.org/article/b2360dfa6e9844f69d5b09c196b7f8742021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/21/3669https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360Additive manufacturing has experienced remarkable growth in recent years due to the customisation, precision, and cost savings compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. In parallel, materials with great potential have been developed, such as PC-ISO polycarbonate, which has biocompatibility certifications for use in the biomedical industry. However, many of these synthetic materials are not capable of meeting the mechanical stresses to which the biological structure of the human body is naturally subjected. In this study, an exhaustive characterisation of the PC-ISO was carried out, including an investigation on the influence of the printing parameters by fused filament fabrication on its mechanical behaviour. It was found that the effect of the combination of the printing parameters does not have a notable impact on the mass, cost, and manufacturing time of the specimens; however, it is relevant when determining the tensile, bending, shear, impact, and fatigue strengths. The best combinations for its application in biomechanics are proposed, and the need to combine PC-ISO with other materials to achieve the necessary strengths for functioning as a bone scaffold is demonstrated.Giovanni Gómez-GrasManuel D. AbadMarco A. PérezMDPI AGarticleadditive manufacturingbiocompatible polycarbonatematerial characterisationmechanical propertiesfatigueOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENPolymers, Vol 13, Iss 3669, p 3669 (2021)
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description	Additive manufacturing has experienced remarkable growth in recent years due to the customisation, precision, and cost savings compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. In parallel, materials with great potential have been developed, such as PC-ISO polycarbonate, which has biocompatibility certifications for use in the biomedical industry. However, many of these synthetic materials are not capable of meeting the mechanical stresses to which the biological structure of the human body is naturally subjected. In this study, an exhaustive characterisation of the PC-ISO was carried out, including an investigation on the influence of the printing parameters by fused filament fabrication on its mechanical behaviour. It was found that the effect of the combination of the printing parameters does not have a notable impact on the mass, cost, and manufacturing time of the specimens; however, it is relevant when determining the tensile, bending, shear, impact, and fatigue strengths. The best combinations for its application in biomechanics are proposed, and the need to combine PC-ISO with other materials to achieve the necessary strengths for functioning as a bone scaffold is demonstrated.
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author	Giovanni Gómez-Gras Manuel D. Abad Marco A. Pérez
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title	Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications
title_short	Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications
title_full	Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications
title_fullStr	Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications
title_full_unstemmed	Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications
title_sort	mechanical performance of 3d-printed biocompatible polycarbonate for biomechanical applications
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Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Biocompatible Polycarbonate for Biomechanical Applications

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