In vitro study of UHMWPE/MWCNT – Preliminary results

• Autor(es): Reis, J ; Potes, J ; Capela e Silva, F ; Pereira, A ; Kanagaraj, S ; Oliveira, M ; Simões, J
• Data: 2008
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/5764
• Origem: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Assunto(s): Carbon nanotubes; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Osteoblast-like MG63 cells
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Reinforcement of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) by adding multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) allows improvement of mechanical characteristics for biomedical applications. However, there is controversy when it comes to carbon nanotubes toxicity. Our objective was the in vitro study of UHMWPE/MWCNT. The results show good biocompatibility of the nanocomposite, comparable to results obtained by other authors.