Modeling of Elastic Modulus of CNT/Silicone Composites Designed for Medical Applications

Abstract

This paper deals with mathematical modeling of the elastic modulus of polymer composites based on carbon nanotubes. These composites are promising materials for electrodes of flexible medical implants due to their good conductivity, low elastic modulus and high biocompatibility. However, to achieve a high level of affinity of these composites to biological tissues, it is necessary to ensure the maximum possible overlapping of composite elastic moduli withelastic moduli of tissues. As a result of theoretical and experimental studies, we obtained the mathematical model that allows calculating the optimal concentrations of carbon nanotubes in composites to reach an elastic modulus of particular tissues.