Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator
Physical characters of acrylic and epoxy polymers used in constructing external skeletal fixator vis-à-vis economics were compared in the present study. The fixator constructs were prepared using acrylic/epoxy polymer, 1.5 mm K-wires and ultra high density polyethylene rods as a bone substitute. Ob...
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Physical characters of acrylic and epoxy polymers used in constructing external skeletal fixator vis-à-vis economics were compared in the present study. The fixator constructs were prepared using acrylic/epoxy polymer, 1.5 mm K-wires and ultra high density polyethylene rods as a bone substitute. Observations on fabrication ease, weight, radiographic properties and economics of polymers were taken. The epoxy polymer being doughy, less heat producing and fumeless was easier to fabricate into constructs. Hardening time for acrylic was dependent on environmental temperature with an average of 11 min; whereas, epoxy putty hardened in about 22 min and the hardening was independent of environmental temperature. Acrylic fixators were radiolucent and significantly lower in weight. Preparation cost of epoxy constructs was significantly lower than acrylic constructs. Present study provides baseline benchmarks to choose polymers in constructing external skeletal fixators according to available resources, technical expertise and economics involved.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c91965153aa84acebcd8c86a1aa49b912023-10-06T10:26:58ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272014-12-01841210.56093/ijans.v84i12.45360Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixatorSURBHI KULDEEP TYAGI0HARI PRASAD AITHAL1PRAKASH KINJAVDEKAR2AMARPAL AMARPAL3ABHIJIT MOTIRAM PAWDE4IRAWATI POLESHWAR SARODE5College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, GujaratIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India Physical characters of acrylic and epoxy polymers used in constructing external skeletal fixator vis-à-vis economics were compared in the present study. The fixator constructs were prepared using acrylic/epoxy polymer, 1.5 mm K-wires and ultra high density polyethylene rods as a bone substitute. Observations on fabrication ease, weight, radiographic properties and economics of polymers were taken. The epoxy polymer being doughy, less heat producing and fumeless was easier to fabricate into constructs. Hardening time for acrylic was dependent on environmental temperature with an average of 11 min; whereas, epoxy putty hardened in about 22 min and the hardening was independent of environmental temperature. Acrylic fixators were radiolucent and significantly lower in weight. Preparation cost of epoxy constructs was significantly lower than acrylic constructs. Present study provides baseline benchmarks to choose polymers in constructing external skeletal fixators according to available resources, technical expertise and economics involved. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/45360AcrylicEpoxyExternal skeletal fixatorsPolymer |
| spellingShingle | SURBHI KULDEEP TYAGI HARI PRASAD AITHAL PRAKASH KINJAVDEKAR AMARPAL AMARPAL ABHIJIT MOTIRAM PAWDE IRAWATI POLESHWAR SARODE Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator Indian Journal of Animal Sciences Acrylic Epoxy External skeletal fixators Polymer |
| title | Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator |
| title_full | Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator |
| title_fullStr | Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator |
| title_short | Physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator |
| title_sort | physical characters and economics of acrylic and epoxy polymers as frame components of external skeletal fixator |
| topic | Acrylic Epoxy External skeletal fixators Polymer |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/45360 |
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