In this research we made a simple device for forming polymeric plastics reinforced by natural fibers and casting such plastics in molds to take the form of artificial limbs. However, this try aims ,as much as possible, to include all stages of plastic forming; and this could be done in low cost simple ways. The polymers are melted ,stirred, and blended ;after that, they casted, via a pipe ,in an artificial limb _ formed mold whose external framework is made of copper and the internal one of gypsum and insulator materials. We also did some experiments on two materials: polypropylene and polyethylene reinforcing them with the oak sawdust treated by(H2O_HCL).
As a result, we have got well _shaped and lightweight ,polymeric limbs
Al-Baath University Journal.
2015.
Installing a device to manufacture prosthetic limbs from polymeric materials
