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Fabrication of PLA-HAp-CS Based Biocompatible and Biodegradable Feedstock Filament Using Twin Screw Extrusion

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In this chapter, detailed procedure for development of biocompatible and biodegradable composite material based feedstock filament, by using twin screw extrusion (TSE) process has been highlighted. The poly lactic acid (PLA) has been selected as a polymer matrix with hydroxyapatite (HAp) and chitosan (CS) as osteo-conductive filler for potential use in medical applications. The feedstock filament of PLA-HAp-CS can be used in fused deposition modelling (FDM) open source 3D printer (without change in any hardware or software of system) for printing of functional/ non functional prototypes. The results are supported by tensile testing; thermal analysis; and scanning electron microscope (SEM) based photomicrographs. Finally the feasibility of fabrication of functional prototypes for medical applications by using in house prepared feedstock filament on the FDM has been ascertained.

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The authors are thankful to SERB (DST), GOI for financial support and Manufacturing Research Lab (Dept. of Production Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana), Punjabi University Patiala for technical support.

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    Nishant Ranjan & I. P. S Ahuja

  3. Department of Defence Production, DGQA, SQAE (A), Jabalpur (M.P), India

    Jatenderpal Singh

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Ranjan, N., Singh, R., Ahuja, I.P.S., Singh, J. (2019). Fabrication of PLA-HAp-CS Based Biocompatible and Biodegradable Feedstock Filament Using Twin Screw Extrusion. In: AlMangour, B. (eds) Additive Manufacturing of Emerging Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91713-9_11

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