Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review

Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is used in biomedical applications due to its high wear-resistance, ductility, and biocompatibility. A great deal of research in recent decades has focused on further improving its mechanical and tribological performances in order to provide durable...

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Autores principales: Hussain, Muzamil, Naqvi, Rizwan Ali, Abbas, Naseem, Khan, Shahzad Masood, Nawaz, Saad, Hussain, Arif, Zahra, Nida, Khalid, Muhammad Waqas
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32033140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12020323
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author Hussain, Muzamil
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Nawaz, Saad
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description Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is used in biomedical applications due to its high wear-resistance, ductility, and biocompatibility. A great deal of research in recent decades has focused on further improving its mechanical and tribological performances in order to provide durable implants in patients. Several methods, including irradiation, surface modifications, and reinforcements have been employed to improve the tribological and mechanical performance of UHMWPE. The effect of these modifications on tribological and mechanical performance was discussed in this review.
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spelling pubmed-70774092020-03-20 Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review Hussain, Muzamil Naqvi, Rizwan Ali Abbas, Naseem Khan, Shahzad Masood Nawaz, Saad Hussain, Arif Zahra, Nida Khalid, Muhammad Waqas Polymers (Basel) Review Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is used in biomedical applications due to its high wear-resistance, ductility, and biocompatibility. A great deal of research in recent decades has focused on further improving its mechanical and tribological performances in order to provide durable implants in patients. Several methods, including irradiation, surface modifications, and reinforcements have been employed to improve the tribological and mechanical performance of UHMWPE. The effect of these modifications on tribological and mechanical performance was discussed in this review. MDPI 2020-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7077409/ /pubmed/32033140 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12020323 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hussain, Muzamil
Naqvi, Rizwan Ali
Abbas, Naseem
Khan, Shahzad Masood
Nawaz, Saad
Hussain, Arif
Zahra, Nida
Khalid, Muhammad Waqas
Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review
title Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review
title_full Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review
title_fullStr Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review
title_short Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review
title_sort ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (uhmwpe) as a promising polymer material for biomedical applications: a concise review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32033140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12020323
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