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Tailoring of cooling procedure during freeze-casting for bone replacement applications.
Šantavý, Tomáš ; Novotná, Lenka (referee) ; Salamon, David (advisor)
Bachelor thesis focuses on preparation of hydroxyapatite ceramics by freeze-casting. Hydroxyapatite is an important ceramic material, due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability and bioactivity it has a wide range of use in medicinal applications especially in replacement of bone material. The chosen method, freeze-casting, is flexible, eco-friendly and we are able to achieve a high level of porosity. The method includes freezing, freeze drying and sintering which creates a porous structure of the prepared material. Objective of this bachelor thesis was to find out the impact on the created porosity and mechanical properties of the final material. Freezing rates were applied 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 26 m/s. During the experimental part it was established that the freezing rate has a significant influence on the newly formed inner microstructure, it directly influences the interlamellar distances and mechanical property which is compressive strength. With liquid nitrogen with a speed of 26 m/s the achieved compressive strength was of 15 MPa as well as the shortest interlamellar distances of 14-22 µm. With slower freezing rate the average interlamellar distances were 40-150 µm and compressive strength of 2-4 MPa with comparable porosity.
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Tailoring of cooling procedure during freeze-casting for bone replacement applications.
Šantavý, Tomáš ; Novotná, Lenka (referee) ; Salamon, David (advisor)
Bachelor thesis focuses on preparation of hydroxyapatite ceramics by freeze-casting. Hydroxyapatite is an important ceramic material, due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability and bioactivity it has a wide range of use in medicinal applications especially in replacement of bone material. The chosen method, freeze-casting, is flexible, eco-friendly and we are able to achieve a high level of porosity. The method includes freezing, freeze drying and sintering which creates a porous structure of the prepared material. Objective of this bachelor thesis was to find out the impact on the created porosity and mechanical properties of the final material. Freezing rates were applied 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 26 m/s. During the experimental part it was established that the freezing rate has a significant influence on the newly formed inner microstructure, it directly influences the interlamellar distances and mechanical property which is compressive strength. With liquid nitrogen with a speed of 26 m/s the achieved compressive strength was of 15 MPa as well as the shortest interlamellar distances of 14-22 µm. With slower freezing rate the average interlamellar distances were 40-150 µm and compressive strength of 2-4 MPa with comparable porosity.
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