Fabrication and Characterization of Ready-Use Artificial Skull

Authors

  • Sittiporn Punyanitya School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
  • Rungsarit Koonawoot Punyapanit Co., Ltd., Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
  • Anucha Raksanti Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
  • Sakdiphon Thiansem Department of Industrials Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
  • Phanlob Chankachang Faculty of Management Science, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University, Sakon Nakhon 41000, Thailand

Keywords:

Artificial skull, Hydroxyapatite, Cow bone, Plastic skull

Abstract

Background: At present, medical care in Thailand is far advanced in all specialties. With this, we have to import large amount of high-cost medical equipment from other countries. However, there are many animal and plant products which can be modified and used for medical care.

Objective: This research aims to add value to Thailand’s agricultural products, including rice starch, rubber, and animal bones in Thailand by transforming these products into medical devices, namely artificial skull for the Thai people.

Materials and method: By using green technology, which is to use chemicals that are not toxic to the environment and humans to prepare pure medical cow bone implants in the human body. Heating to remove contaminants and crushing, casting, and sintering. Increasing toughness by coating with rice starch and additives. Artificial skull prototype fabricated based on fresh cow bone in Thailand was made.

Result: Artificial skull was made which consists of 75% by weight cow bone powder and binder which is composed of 80% by weight rice starch and 20% by weight filler, representing 25% for forming. Biocompatibility with the living body and highly responsive to the growth of human bone tissue. The samples had a maximum degree of swelling in the water of 23% after 2 hours becoming stable.

Conclusion: This simple green technology was friendly to the environment and human. This method could make value-added agricultural products for medical material. For this reason, trade deficit to the country could be decreased.

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2023-05-06

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Punyanitya, S. ., Koonawoot, R. ., Raksanti, A. ., Thiansem, S. ., & Chankachang, P. . (2023). Fabrication and Characterization of Ready-Use Artificial Skull. Greater Mekong Subregion Medical Journal, 3(2), 109–114. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/gmsmj/article/view/262880

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): May - August

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Innovation in Medicine

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