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A Review on Materials for Orthotic Devices: Processing and Characterization

A Review on Materials for Orthotic Devices: Processing and Characterization

Hridayjit Kalita, Divya Zindani
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522582359|ISBN10: 1522582355|EISBN13: 9781522582366
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8235-9.ch009
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Kalita, Hridayjit, and Divya Zindani. "A Review on Materials for Orthotic Devices: Processing and Characterization." Design, Development, and Optimization of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering Products, edited by Kaushik Kumar and J. Paulo Davim, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 208-229. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8235-9.ch009

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Kalita, H. & Zindani, D. (2019). A Review on Materials for Orthotic Devices: Processing and Characterization. In K. Kumar & J. Davim (Eds.), Design, Development, and Optimization of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering Products (pp. 208-229). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8235-9.ch009

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Kalita, Hridayjit, and Divya Zindani. "A Review on Materials for Orthotic Devices: Processing and Characterization." In Design, Development, and Optimization of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering Products, edited by Kaushik Kumar and J. Paulo Davim, 208-229. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8235-9.ch009

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Abstract

The recent use of fiber-reinforced composites as bio-material in fabrication of orthoses have accelerated the research in finding the most compatible combinations of bio-polymeric composites. The strength, flexibility, biological compatibility, durability, and fatigue strength can be easily altered considering different combinations of polymers and their reinforced structures. In this chapter, a review of the presently used polymeric composites as orthotic materials, their properties, and their applications based on their availability for common people, for a variety of specialized functions, and for the best quality and compatibility factor were discussed. The common orthotic devices mainly used on patients to support weak joints or limbs, materials used, and processing techniques were discussed. Characterization tests for polyethylene composites performed for material properties like ultimate tensile and bending strength, elastic modulus, thermal degradation properties, and surface resistance were discussed, which validates the usability of polyethylene in orthotic fabrication.

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