TY - GEN
T1 - Manufacturing Technique and Property Evaluations of Tubular PLA/Spandex/Gelatin Composite Braids
AU - Lou, Ching Wen
AU - Lu, Po Ching
AU - Hu, Jin Jia
AU - Fu, Syue Wun
AU - Lin, Jia Horng
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Polylactic acid (PLA) is a synthetic polymer that has biocompatibility and biodegradation. This study aims to examine the influence of manufacturing parameters on the physical properties of tubular PLA/Spandex/Gelatin composite braids. PLA fibers and spandex are combined, braided and then immersed in gelatin solution to form tubular PLA/Spandex/Gelatin composite braids. The tensile strength, bursting strength, and porosity of the resulting braids are tested, and the experiment results show that a greater twist per inch (T.P.I.) causes a higher tensile strength and bursting strength, but does not change the porosity distinctively.
AB - Polylactic acid (PLA) is a synthetic polymer that has biocompatibility and biodegradation. This study aims to examine the influence of manufacturing parameters on the physical properties of tubular PLA/Spandex/Gelatin composite braids. PLA fibers and spandex are combined, braided and then immersed in gelatin solution to form tubular PLA/Spandex/Gelatin composite braids. The tensile strength, bursting strength, and porosity of the resulting braids are tested, and the experiment results show that a greater twist per inch (T.P.I.) causes a higher tensile strength and bursting strength, but does not change the porosity distinctively.
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.910.165
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.910.165
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84898883416
SN - 9783038350651
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 165
EP - 169
BT - Materials, Manufacturing Engineering and Information Technology
PB - Trans Tech Publications
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, CMME 2014
Y2 - 22 March 2014 through 23 March 2014
ER -