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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 78, 2016
2nd International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture 2016 (IConGDM 2016)
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| Article Number | 01074 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167801074 | |
| Published online | 07 October 2016 | |
Thermal properties of ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA)/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites for biomedical applications
1 Faculty of Engineering Technology (FETech), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 01000, P.O.Box, D/A Pejabat Pos Besar, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
2 Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Perlis, Malaysia
3 Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: abdoakrash@hotmail.com
The viability of nanocomposites comprising Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA) filled montmorillonite (MMT) nanoclay as candidate materials of biomedical devices was investigated. EVA/MMT nanocomposites were prepared by incorporating the ratios 0, 1, 3 and 5% of organoclay MMT to EVA copolymer. In vitro biostability of the neat EVA and EVA nanocomposites was compared and assessed by exposing the materials to oxidizing and hydrolytic agents for 4 weeks at 37°C. The thermal properties of the neat EVA and EVA nanocomposites nanoclay filled were studied by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TGA results indicate that the EVA nanocomposite sample containing 1 wt% MMT exhibits higher Tonset and significant reduction in the rate of mass loss as compared to the neat EVA and other nanocomposites.
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