Characterization of the rhizophora particleboard as a tissue-equivalent phantom material bonded with bio–based adhesive

• Ehsan Taghizadeh Tousi ^[1] ; Rokiah Hashim ^[1] ; Sabar Bauk ^[1] ; Mohamad Suhaimi Jaafar ^[1] ; Ali Mohammad Hamdan Abuarra ^[1] ; Amer Mahmoud Al-Jarrah ^[1] ; Baker Ababneh ^[1] ; Afsaneh Taghizadeh Tousi ^[2] ; Khalid Saleh Ali Aldroobi ^[1]
  1. [1] Universiti Sains Malaysia

     Universiti Sains Malaysia

     Malasia

     
  2. [2] Islamic Azad University

     Islamic Azad University

     Irán

     
• Localización: Maderas: Ciencia y tecnología, ISSN 0717-3644, ISSN-e 0718-221X, Vol. 17, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 305-318
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this study, some characteristics of Rhizophora spp. particleboards bonded with Serishoom (traditional animal–based adhesive) as a phantom material was investigated. The Rhizophora spp. particleboards were fabricated in two Serishoom adhesive treatment levels (6% and 12%) with three Rhizophora spp. particle sizes (≤ 149 µm, 149 µm – 500 µm, and 500 µm – 1000 µm) at 1 g.cm-3 of the target density. The internal bond strength and the dimensional stability of the Serishoom-bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboards were improved by using the smaller Rhizophora spp. particle size and the higher Serishoom adhesive treatment level. The effective atomic numbers of the Serishoom-bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboards were determineted to be 7,56 to 7,58 by an energy dispersive X-ray, which is in good agreement with those of water and breast tissue. In addition, the density distribution profiles of the fabricated Serishoom-bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboards were determined by the Kriging method with the use Surfer8 computer software, which indicated that there was good density homogeneity throughout the Serishoom-bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboards. The results showed a potential of the Serishoom-bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboard bonded with Serishoom to be used as a phantom material.