Six decades of UHMWPE in reconstructive surgery

V Sharma, S Chowdhury… - International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) materials have played a significant
role in the field of reconstructive surgery, particularly as acetabular liners/sockets for total hip …

Constructing highly oriented and condensed shish-kebab crystalline structure of HDPE/UHMWPE blends via intense stretching process: Achieving high mechanical …

Q Zhang, L Lan, Z Zheng, P Liu, H Wu, S Guo, C Lin… - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) had been widely discussed in terms of
mechanical and wear-resisting performance, and gradually expanded to other functional …

Graphene oxide/PVA inorganic/organic interpenetrating hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility

J Chen, X Shi, L Ren, Y Wang - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
In this article, graphene oxide (GO)/poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) inorganic/organic
interpenetrating network (IPN) hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties and …

Comparative study of micro-and nano-ZnO reinforced UHMWPE composites under dry sliding wear

BP Chang, HM Akil, RBM Nasir - Wear, 2013 - Elsevier
This is a comparative study between ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
reinforced with micro-zinc oxide (ZnO) and nano-ZnO under different filler loads. These …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of adhesion on mechanical and tribological properties of glass fiber composites, based on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene powders with …

SV Panin, LA Kornienko, Q Huang, DG Buslovich… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of adhesion between the non-polar, ultra-high
molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) matrix and the glass fiber fillers of various …

Tailored nanostructured HDPE wax/UHMWPE reactor blends as additives for melt-processable all-polyethylene composites and in situ UHMWPE fiber reinforcement

D Hofmann, A Kurek, R Thomann, J Schwabe… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Tailored polyethylene reactor blend additives (RB) with ultrabroad bimodal molar mass
distributions comprise nanophase-separated ultrahigh molar mass polyethylene (UHMWPE) …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of energy density on flexural properties of laser-sintered UHMWPE

Y Khalil, A Kowalski, N Hopkinson - Additive Manufacturing, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a semi-crystalline polymer
that has remarkable properties of high mechanical properties, excellent wear resistance, low …

Viscoelastic properties correlations to morphological and mechanical response of HDPE/UHMWPE blends

HS Jaggi, BK Satapathy, AR Ray - Journal of Polymer Research, 2014 - Springer
Melt-mixed and injection molded binary blends of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/ultra
high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were evaluated for their structural, thermal …

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/high-density polyethylene (HDPE) blends with outstanding mechanical properties, wear resistance, and …

Y Sui, Z Qiu, Y Liu, J Li, Y Cui, P Wei, C Cong… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has extremely outstanding
mechanical properties and wear resistance, but its melt flowability is too poor, resulting in …

Designing soft/hard double network hydrogel microsphere/UHMWPE composites to promote water lubrication performance

C Wang, X Bai, C Dong, Z Guo, C Yuan, A Neville - Friction, 2021 - Springer
Several soft tissues residing in the living body have excellent hydration lubrication
properties and can provide effective protection during relative motion. In order to apply this …