All tested material compositions showed hydrolytic degradation after 16 weeks in phosphate buffered saline, whereas P3HB/PCL tubes maintained mechanical strength compared to (P 3HB-co-4HB)).
To address this we investigated varying slip deflocculation in order to control the resulting porosity, pore size and interconnecting window size whilst maintaining mechanical strength.
DISCUSSION: The Artelon CMC Spacer is an interposition material that acts as a biologic spacer for arthritic joints while maintaining mechanical strength.
Material selection is especially important in bone tissue engineering because a supporting substrate is critical in maintaining mechanical strength and structural support as well as providing the optimal culturing environment for bone formation during the early stages of the regenerative process (Lu et al. 2003).
In contrast to the ovariectomized control group, rats given fenofibrate and Wyeth 14643 had similar bending moment and energy absorption as the sham group at the femoral neck, indicating maintained mechanical strength in spite of the ovariectomy.
These criteria that radial and hoop stresses reduce dramatically when plastic deformation occurs near the end faces of hollow electrode, may help guide development of new materials for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced mechanical durability, by means of reasonable designing yield strength to maintain mechanical stress below fracture strength, thereby increasing battery life.
Decellularized tissues are expected to have major cellular immunogenic components removed and in the meantime maintain similar mechanical strength and extracellular matrix (ECM) structure.
Another design with a gradually increasing width from inlet to outlet was applied to increase the performance, maintain the mechanical strength and reduce the pressure drop of SOFCs.
Here, we demonstrate a surgical suture enabled to provide controlled delivery of a pain-relief drug and, more importantly, we demonstrate how it can be fabricated to maintain the mechanical strength of the suture itself.
SiOC foams obtained with the novel process are capable to maintain their mechanical strength after oxidation treatments at 800 and 1200°C (12 h), while SiOC foams obtained with a higher amount of PU show about a 30% strength decrease after oxidation at 1200°C (12 h).
