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. 2019 Apr 11;11(4):667. doi: 10.3390/polym11040667

Table 2.

Examples of biomaterials processed by UIM.

Product Dimensions: Length × Width × Thickness (mm) Feedstock Geometry Material Trade Name Max. Tensile Strength (MPa) Elongation at Break (%) Young Modulus (MPa) Processing Parameters Ref.
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i011.jpg Pellets Polylactide Polymer 3051D 50–60 10 950 ± 40 A = 48.1 µm; PU = 3 bars; TU = 3 s; MT = 25 °C; ƒ = 30 kHz [5]
2013
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i012.jpg Powders Polybutylene succinate Bionolle 1001 75 440 320 A = 24 µm; TU = 1.2s; F = 400 N; ƒ = 30 kHz [35]
2014
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i013.jpg Powders Polylactide Ecorene NW 30 105 9.8 1660 A = 24 µm; TU = 1.2s; F = 300 N; ƒ = 30 kHz [46]
2014
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i014.jpg Pellets Polyamide Rilsamid
12G AMNO TLD		 35.5–37.2 10.1–11.4 1800 A = 35 µm; PU = 4 bar; TU = 5 s; MT = 23.5 °C; ƒ = 30 kHz [34]
2016
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i015.jpg Powders Poly(ε-caprolactone) Solvay
(128,900 g/mol Mw)		 - - - A = 37 µm; TU = 7–8 s;
F = 2500 N; ƒ = 30 kHz		 [47]
2017
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i016.jpg Irregular thin sheets Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Sigma-Alrich
(3 × 16 g/mol Mw)		 29.3 0.20 395.5 A = 56.2 µm; MT = 100 °C; TU = 5 s (after the first 2.5 s); V = [(2 mm/s, 5 mm), (1.5 mm/s, 5 mm), (3 mm/s, 5 mm), (6 mm/s, 2 mm)]; ƒ = 30 kHz [22]
2017
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i017.jpg Pellets Polyphenylsulfone Radel
R-5100 GY1137		 67–70 - - A = 58 µm; V = 11 mm/s; TU = 1.4 s; ƒ = 30 kHz [44]
2018
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i018.jpg Pellets Polyetheretherketone KT-820 NT 87.4–87.6 - - A = 58 µm; TU = 5 s; MT = 180 °C; V = 6 mm/s constant; F = 4000 N [45]
2018
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i019.jpg Pellets Polypropylene INEOS PP GA12 110–120 5–6 1000–1100 F = 700 N; TU = 3 s; MT = 80 °C; V = 50–200 mm/s; ƒ = 30 kHz [21]
2018