Mechanical properties improvement of epoxy composites by natural hydroxyapatite from fish scales as a fillers

Alhussein Arkan Majhool (1) , Ismail Zainol (2) , Saripah Salbiah Syed Abdul Azziz (3) , Che Nor Aziza Jaafar (4) , Mustafa Mudhafar Jahil (5)
(1) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia, Malaysia ,
(2) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia, Malaysia ,
(3) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia, Malaysia ,
(4) Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia ,
(5) Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2019): Volume 10 Issue 2
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    Mechanical Properties, Epoxy, Hydroxyapatite, Fish Scales, Filler
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This study was carried out to prepare epoxy/ natural hydroxyapatite composite for potential biomedical application. Natural hydroxyapatite (nHAp) powder was extracted from Tilapia fish scales via the thermal method. The natural hydroxyapatite was milled for 48 hours and dried by spray method. The nHAp particle size was determined using mastersizer 2000 particle size analyser and the chemical structure was confirmed using (XRD) and FTIR analysis. The particle size of nHAp was identified to be between 1 and 10 microns. Mechanical properties of epoxy/ natural hydroxyapatite were investigated by using impact and flexural test. The highest flexural strength of epoxy/nHAp composite was recorded when the nHAp filler was 10 wt% which is 77 % increment as compared to epoxy alone. The impact strength was increased up to two-fold as compared to neat epoxy. The scanning electron micrograph (SEM) and EDX analysis showed uniform dispersion of nHAp particles within the epoxy matrix for the composites with 10 wt% filler loading.

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Alhussein Arkan Majhool
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Ismail Zainol
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
ismail.zainol@fsmt.upsi.edu.my (Primary Contact)
Saripah Salbiah Syed Abdul Azziz
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Che Nor Aziza Jaafar
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Mustafa Mudhafar Jahil
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Alhussein Arkan Majhool, Ismail Zainol, Saripah Salbiah Syed Abdul Azziz, Che Nor Aziza Jaafar, & Mustafa Mudhafar Jahil. (2019). Mechanical properties improvement of epoxy composites by natural hydroxyapatite from fish scales as a fillers. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10(2), 1424–1429. Retrieved from https://ijrps.com/home/article/view/3900
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