Multigner, MartaMorales, IreneGiacomone, FernandoPresa Muñoz De Toro, Patricia Marcela De LaBenavente, RosarioTorres, BelénMantovani, DiegoRams, Joaquín2023-06-162023-06-162021-081996-194410.3390/ma14154300https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/5066© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI This research was funded by Community of Madrid projects ADITIMAT-CM -S2018/NMT-4411 and S2018/NMT-4381-MAT4.0-CM.C; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation projects RTI2018-096391-B-C31, RTI2018-095856-B-C21 and PTA2015-10497-I; and Ayudas a la Movilidad PDIURJC 2018 and 2019.To modulate the properties of degradable implants from outside of the human body represents a major challenge in the field of biomaterials. Polylactic acid is one of the most used polymers in biomedical applications, but it tends to lose its mechanical properties too quickly during degradation. In the present study, a way to reinforce poly-L lactic acid (PLLA) with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) that have the capacity to heat under radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) is proposed. As mechanical and degradation properties are related to the crystallinity of PLLA, the aim of the work was to explore the possibility of modifying the structure of the polymer through the heating of the reinforcing MNPs by EMF within the biological limit range f center dot H < 5 center dot x 10_(9) Am_(-1) center dot s_(-1). Composites were prepared by dispersing MNPs under sonication in a solution of PLLA. The heat released by the MNPs was monitored by an infrared camera and changes in the polymer were analyzed with differential scanning calorimetry and nanoindentation techniques. The crystallinity, hardness, and elastic modulus of nanocomposites increase with EMF treatment.engAtribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14154300https://www.mdpi.com/open access538.9Magnetic nanoparticlesHeating efficiencyHyperthermiaStabilitySizeBiodegradable nanocompositePLLARadiofrequency electromagnetic fieldFísica de materialesFísica del estado sólido2211 Física del Estado Sólido