Carbon Nanotube-Based Reinforced Polymers for Medical Applications: Improving Impact Strength of Polymer-Polymer Composites

Figure 2

Results of mechanical tensile tests applied to the proposed HDPE-UHMWPE-based samples. The measurements correspond to Young’s modulus (a), yield point (b), ultimate stress (c), elongation at ultimate (d), fracture stress (e), and elongation at break (f). The -axis represents the mixing ratios used for the HDPE-UHMWPE group, while the -axis corresponds to the physical characteristics, which are measured in unites of MPa or percentage, as appropriate. The bars (blue) and error bars (black) correspond to the mean value ( and standard deviation (SD) from five measurements, respectively.

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