Background: Short-time creep behaviorfor aseries of biodegradable nanocomposites, which areused as implantable devices inthe body, is a crucial factor.The present study aimed to investigate the effect of bioactive glass nanoparticles (BGn) on creep and creep-recovery behaviors of polylactic acid/polycaprolactone (PLA/PCL) blends at different given loads and different applied temperatures.
Methods: A series of biodegradable nanocomposites consisted of PLA/PCL blends (comprising 80 parts PLA and 20 parts PCL) with different amounts of modified-BGn (m-BGn) fillers were prepared using the evaporated solvent casting technique. Creep and creep-recovery behaviors of all specimens were studied at different valuable stressesof 3 and 6 MPa and different given temperatures of 25 and 37°C.
Results: In all cases, m-BGn improved the creep resistance of the nanocomposites due to the retardation effect during the creep behaviors of the nanocomposite systems. The obtained results in terms of creep and creep-recovery properties determined that the nanocomposites of PLA/PCL/m-BGn can satisfy the required conditions of an appropriate anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) screw.
Conclusion: The obtained results confirmed that the BGn plays an impeding role in the movement of PLA/PCL chains leading to in increase the creep resistance. According to the results, it was determined that the nanocomposites of PLA/PCL and m-BGn can satisfy the required circumstances of a proper ACL-R screw.
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