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Influence of alumina and PMMA on mechanical properties and aging behavior of 3D printed PLA composites: A comparative study
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Researchers investigated 3D-printed PLA composites blended with alumina or PMMA for biomedical applications, finding that PLA/alumina blends showed the greatest resistance to aging, with compressive strength increasing up to 60% after hydrolytic degradation compared to pure PLA, along with superior thermal stability and lower weight loss.
Abstract This study intends to investigate the mechanical, thermal, and aging behaviors of 3D‐printed PLA (polylactic acid)‐blend with 10% polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and 10% alumina polymer composites for biomedical applications using compressive, DSC, and DMA analysis. The experimental results revealed that aged PLA blend with alumina samples increased compressive strength by 60.1% and 37.8% during hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation, respectively, compared to aged PLA samples. Also, it was reported that the PLA blend with PMMA samples increased compressive strength by 51.1% and 24% after hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation, respectively, as compared to aged PLA samples. Furthermore, DSC analysis revealed that alumina blended samples had a higher Tg than pure PLA and PMMA blended samples. In addition, DMA investigation revealed that the Tg of aged neat PLA, PLA/PMMA, and PLA/alumina increased by 4.38%, 4.8%, and 4.6%, respectively, compared to unaged polymer composites. Additionally, PLA/alumina‐aged samples exhibited stronger aging properties than neat PLA and PLA/PMMA blended‐aged samples. It was reported that the weight loss of PLA/Alumina was lowered by 10.7% and 15.6% compared to aged PLA/PMMA samples, for hydrolytic and enzymatic aging respectively. It was found that PLA alumina has better mechanical, thermal, and degradation resistance than PLA materials. Highlights Alumina and PMMA materials were blended with PLA. Examined the aging and mechanical properties of PLA blended composites. Utilized hydrolytic and enzymatic aging for biomedical applications. Evaluated mechanical strength performance of aged and unaged samples. DSC and DMA were utlised for this research.
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