Abstract
In the present study, the effect of grafted and ungrafted hydroxyapatite (HAp) filler on the mechanical properties of acrylate based shape memory polymer (SMP) composite is reported. HAp is grafted with polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA) monomer to avoid agglomeration and the same is embedded as reinforcement in tBA – PEGDMA matrix (70 wt% tBA: tert-butyl acrylate +30 wt% PEGDMA: polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate). The grafting process improved the interfacial interactions of the particles, dispersed in the polymer system and subsequently enhanced the mechanical properties of the shape memory polymer composites. The morphology of HAp particles is investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy. The mechanical properties of SMP composites are evaluated at room temperature and above glass transition temperature (Tg) with grafted and ungrafted HAp particles. The addition of grafted HAp significantly improved the tensile strength (40%) and shape recovery rate (25%) of the SMP composite when compared to the SMP composite containing ungrafted HAp. SMP composite containing grafted HAp exhibited higher cell viability compared to the neat SMP and the SMP composite containing ungrafted HAp.
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