Mechanical behaviour of degradable phosphate glass fibres and composites—a review

What is it about?

Increasingly biomaterials are use glass fibres to reinforce the material, aiming to increase the stiffness and strength. When degradable glasses are used in degradable polymers the interaction between the glass and the polymer controls the behaviour of the composite. This review paper considers the factors that control the interaction of the the glass and the polymer and their relative degradation rates.

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Why is it important?

Anyone who wants to design a glass reinforced polymer as a degradable biomaterial needs to consider the interaction of the two phases.