Papers by Keyword: Osteon

Abstract: The HAp-(t-ZrO2) ceramic composites with mimetic osteon microstructures were fabricated to investigate the technical feasibility of fabricating natural bone mimetics by a combination of multi-extrusion and rolling processes. The HAp and graphite powders were mixed with ethylene vinyl acetate and stearic acid using a shear mixer, and the mixture was extruded by the multi-extrusion process to create filaments. A HAp sheet was prepared by a rolling process. The HAp filaments and carbon filaments were arranged one by one on the HAp sheet, and the system was rolled to form a mimetic osteon microstructure. Burning out and sintering processes were performed for removal of the organic binder and graphite and for densification. The pore diameter and core of the mimetic osteon microstructure were approximately 50μm and 150μm, respectively. The porosity and bending strength were approximately 60% and 177MPa, respectively in the sample sintered at 1450°C.

Abstract: Recently, more attention has been focused on the research and development of biomaterials such as an artificial bone because of the rapid-increasing demand for biomaterials from the aging society in the world. However, the study on the bone itself is not enough. In particular, there is little information about the fracture toughness, and fatigue property of bones, and effect of the microstructure on the fracture characteristic. In this study, the fracture toughness of the bovine and swine humerus and femur as well as the fatigue property of the bovine humerus and femur was investigated with relating microstructures. The fracture toughness of plexiform bone is greater than that of haversian bone, and the fatigue strength of the plexiform bone taken from the humerus and femur is a little greater than that of the haversian bone taken from the humerus and femur in particular in high cycle fatigue life regions.