Investigation of woven commingled thermoplastic composite for the prosthetic application

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dc.contributor.authorFarukh, Farukh
dc.contributor.authorNagarajan, Yogeshvaran
dc.contributor.authorKandan, Karthikeyan
dc.date.acceptance2022
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-24T10:25:31Z
dc.date.available2022-10-24T10:25:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractProsthetic Sockets serve as an integral link between the amputeeā€™s residual limb and the rest of the prosthesis. Focusing on sustainability (recycling and bio-degradable), we explore the suitability of self-reinforced(sr) PLA and PET composite as alternative materials for manufacturing prosthetic sockets. For this purpose, we performed tensile and flexural testing on commingled woven srPLA and srPET composite. The srPLA exhibits elastic-brittle response having an average failure strain of 2%. In contrast, srPET displays elastic-plastic response with average failure strain reaching up to 20%. The tensile and flexural strength of srPET is 132MPa and 72MPa, respectively. This is on par with the standard prosthetic socket materials including Glass and Carbon fibre reinforced composite with thermoset matrix. Therefore, srPET could be the realistic alternative for manufacturing sustainable prosthetic sockets. In contrast, the srPLA has inferior mechanical properties to that of standard prosthetic socket materials. Since the srPLA composite has recyclability and bio-degradability, it can be used to manufacture the test or check sockets; thus reducing the plastic pollution due to discarded check sockets.en
dc.funderOther external funder (please detail below)en
dc.funder.otherRoyal Academy of Engineeringen
dc.identifier.citationFarukh, F., Nagarajan, Y. and Kandan, K. (2022) Investigation of woven commingled thermoplastic composite for the prosthetic application. Composites Meet Sustainability ā€“ Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM20. 26-30 June, 2022, Lausanne, Switzerlanden
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/22256
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidFF\1920\1\30en
dc.researchinstituteInstitute of Engineering Sciences (IES)en
dc.subjectProsthetic Socketen
dc.subjectThermoplastic compositesen
dc.subjectcommingled yarnen
dc.subjectmaterial propertyen
dc.titleInvestigation of woven commingled thermoplastic composite for the prosthetic applicationen
dc.typeConferenceen

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