Effect of particle size, shape, and weight percentage of hydroxyapatite (HA) on rheological behaviour of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite (PCL/HA) composites / Zulaisyah Laja Besar and Suffiyana Akhbar

Laja Besar, Zulaisyah and Akhbar, Suffiyana (2021) Effect of particle size, shape, and weight percentage of hydroxyapatite (HA) on rheological behaviour of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite (PCL/HA) composites / Zulaisyah Laja Besar and Suffiyana Akhbar. Malaysian Journal of Chemical Engineering and Technology (MJCET), 4 (2): 5. pp. 132-136. ISSN (e-ISSN): 2682-8588

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of hydroxyapatite’s (HA) particle size, shape, and variation of HA weight percentage on the rheological behaviour of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite (PCL/HA) composite. The composite was produced by melt blending process using a single screw extruder assisted with an ultrasonic wave with varied HA weight content (0 wt.%, 10 wt.%, 20 wt.%, 30 wt.% and 40 wt.%). Two types of HA were used, which are needle shape (HAN) and irregular shape (HAS). The rheological behaviour of the PCL/HA composite was investigated through the melt flow index (MFI) test at a varied temperature of 100, 110, and 120 °C. The result indicated that an increase of HA content decreases the MFI values of the PCL/HA composite. At similar content of HA, PCL/HAN composite has higher activation energy with lower MFI values compared to PCL/HAS composite. In conclusion, this study concluded that the particle size, shape, and weight percentage of HA significantly affect the rheological behaviour of PCL/HA composites.

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Item Type: Article
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Laja Besar, Zulaisyah
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Akhbar, Suffiyana
suffiyana@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Chemical engineering
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Journal or Publication Title: Malaysian Journal of Chemical Engineering and Technology (MJCET)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Malaysian Journal of Chemical Engineering and Technology (MJCET)
ISSN: (e-ISSN): 2682-8588
Volume: 4
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 132-136
Keywords: Rheology, Polycaprolactone, Hydroxyapatite
Date: October 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/58902
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