Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy

Abstract A promising yet underexplored alternative for biomedical applications involves incorporating polymer, metal, and ceramic materials into hybrid structures. In this study, a biocomposite consisting of polylactic acid (PLA) with 20 wt% of nearly spherical sub-micron hydroxyapatite (HA) particl...

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Main Authors: Renan Adauto, Gean Henrique Marcatto de Oliveira, Mário Augusto Morozo, Márcio Antônio Fiori, Leonardo Bresciani Canto
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2025-03-01
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author Renan Adauto
Gean Henrique Marcatto de Oliveira
Mário Augusto Morozo
Márcio Antônio Fiori
Leonardo Bresciani Canto
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description Abstract A promising yet underexplored alternative for biomedical applications involves incorporating polymer, metal, and ceramic materials into hybrid structures. In this study, a biocomposite consisting of polylactic acid (PLA) with 20 wt% of nearly spherical sub-micron hydroxyapatite (HA) particles was successfully synthesized. The HA particles were uniformly dispersed and distributed within the PLA matrix, leading to a biocomposite with a well-balanced combination of thermal and mechanical properties. This PLA−HA biocomposite was then directly joined through injection overmolding onto a laser-surface-structured titanium alloy Ti6Al4V substrate. The PLA−HA/Ti6Al4V hybrid joints demonstrated robust mechanical anchorage, achieved through the thorough filling of the polymer biocomposite into the micro-scale structures engineered onto the metal surface. This mechanism ensured good lap-shear strength, making these hybrid joints promising candidates for orthopedic applications.
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spelling doaj-art-8d3a02de5c4b4cdbb6ad63ff49d0dd5a2025-08-20T01:54:46ZengAssociação Brasileira de PolímerosPolímeros1678-51692025-03-0135110.1590/0104-1428.20240095Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloyRenan AdautoGean Henrique Marcatto de Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-3643Mário Augusto Morozohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0589-2055Márcio Antônio Fiorihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-2068Leonardo Bresciani Cantohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4138-005XAbstract A promising yet underexplored alternative for biomedical applications involves incorporating polymer, metal, and ceramic materials into hybrid structures. In this study, a biocomposite consisting of polylactic acid (PLA) with 20 wt% of nearly spherical sub-micron hydroxyapatite (HA) particles was successfully synthesized. The HA particles were uniformly dispersed and distributed within the PLA matrix, leading to a biocomposite with a well-balanced combination of thermal and mechanical properties. This PLA−HA biocomposite was then directly joined through injection overmolding onto a laser-surface-structured titanium alloy Ti6Al4V substrate. The PLA−HA/Ti6Al4V hybrid joints demonstrated robust mechanical anchorage, achieved through the thorough filling of the polymer biocomposite into the micro-scale structures engineered onto the metal surface. This mechanism ensured good lap-shear strength, making these hybrid joints promising candidates for orthopedic applications.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282025000100607&tlng=enpolymer-metal hybridspolylactide acidhydroxyapatiteinjection overmolding
spellingShingle Renan Adauto
Gean Henrique Marcatto de Oliveira
Mário Augusto Morozo
Márcio Antônio Fiori
Leonardo Bresciani Canto
Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
Polímeros
polymer-metal hybrids
polylactide acid
hydroxyapatite
injection overmolding
title Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
title_full Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
title_fullStr Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
title_full_unstemmed Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
title_short Direct-joining of a polylactide acid-hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
title_sort direct joining of a polylactide acid hydroxyapatite biocomposite with a titanium alloy
topic polymer-metal hybrids
polylactide acid
hydroxyapatite
injection overmolding
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282025000100607&tlng=en
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