MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS FOR OSTEOSYNTHESIS BY INJECTION MOLDING OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study and select the optimal conditions for injection molding of biodegradable polymers for casting medical implants . This article highlights the relevance of the idea and substantiates its importance. The scheme of obtaining a product of a given shape of a biodegradable polymer by injection molding is also considered. An overview was made on the process parameters such as: temperature and pressure of the process, injection rate, cooling of the product, the characteristics of the mold.

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