title: Enhancement of the mechanical properties of polylactides by solid-state extrusion. I. Poly(D-lactide).
abstract: Resorbable rods with circular cross-section were produced from poly(D-lactide) with Mv = 160,000 by solid-state extrusion through a conical die. The effects of extrusion temperature and the draw ratio/rate in the solid state on the final mechanical properties and morphology of the rods were evaluated. While the rods produced from polylactides by routine injection-moulding have bending strengths in the range of 40-140 MPa and bending moduli in the range of 2-5 GPa, the solid-state extrusion under the conditions applied led to rods with bending strengths at yield of up to 200 MPa and bending moduli of up to 9 GPa. Typically, for the highly oriented polymeric materials, the pins produced by the solid-state extrusion had highly fibrillated morphology.
authors.affiliation: AO/ASIF Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gogolewski
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D003460:Crystallization; D006358:Hot Temperature; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000592:standards*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers; D013499:Surface Properties; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; C033616:poly(lactide)