Mg-Based Metallic Glass-Polymer Composites: Investigation of Structure, Thermal Properties, and Biocompatibility
Adit Sharma,
Alexey Kopylov,
Mikhail Zadorozhnyy,
Andrei Stepashkin,
Vera Kudelkina,
Jun-Qiang Wang,
Sergey Ketov,
Margarita Churyukanova,
Dmitri Louzguine-Luzgin,
Baran Sarac,
Jürgen Eckert,
Sergey Kaloshkin,
Vladislav Zadorozhnyy,
Hidemi Kato
Affiliations
Adit Sharma
National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», Leninsky Prosp., 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Alexey Kopylov
Institute of Human Morphology, Tsiurupy str., 3, 117418 Moscow, Russia
Mikhail Zadorozhnyy
National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», Leninsky Prosp., 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Andrei Stepashkin
National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», Leninsky Prosp., 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Vera Kudelkina
Institute of Human Morphology, Tsiurupy str., 3, 117418 Moscow, Russia
Jun-Qiang Wang
CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Sergey Ketov
Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Jahnstraße 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Margarita Churyukanova
National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», Leninsky Prosp., 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Dmitri Louzguine-Luzgin
WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Baran Sarac
Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Jahnstraße 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Jürgen Eckert
Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Jahnstraße 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Sergey Kaloshkin
National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», Leninsky Prosp., 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Vladislav Zadorozhnyy
National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», Leninsky Prosp., 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Hidemi Kato
Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
In this work, the biomedical applicability and physical properties of magnesium-based metallic glass/polycaprolactone (PCL) composites are explored. The composites were fabricated via mechanical alloying and subsequent coextrusion. The coextrusion process was carried out at a temperature near to the supercooled liquid region of the metallic glass and the viscous region of the polymer. The structures, as well as thermal and mechanical properties of the obtained samples were characterized, and in vivo investigations were undertaken. The composite samples possess acceptable thermal and mechanical properties. Tensile tests indicate the ability of the composites to withstand more than 100% deformation. In vivo studies reveal that the composites are biologically compatible and could be promising for biomedical applications.
