Reinforced Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene

6 Reinforced Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene 

Xiang et al. [13] have studied the effect of gamma radiation on the properties of titanium dioxide-reinforced ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. 

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FIGURE 41.6 Properties of carbon fiber reinforced ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. (Replotted from Sclippa, E. and Piekarski, K. 1973. /. Biomed. Mater. Res., 7,59-70. With permission.)... 

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The ballistic properties of high performance fibers such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and aramid and their composites are very well known. The ballistic properties of flax, hemp, and jute fabric reinforced PP composites processed by hot compression molding have also been investigated. It has been shown that flax composites exhibited better properties when compared with hemp and jute composites [48]. 

Liu and co-workers [16] investigated the wear behaviour of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) polymer. They concluded that the applied load is the main parameter and the wear resistance improvement of filler reinforced UHMWPE was attributed to the combination of hard particles, which prevent the formation of deep, wide and continuous furrows. Bijwe and co-workers [17] and Xu and Mellor [18] tested polyamide 6 (PA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and their various composites in abrasive wear under dry and multi-pass conditions against SiC paper on a pin-on-disc tribometer. They concluded that the polymers without fillers had better abrasive wear resistance than their composites. 

The chapter deals with a brief account of various topics in polyethylene-based blends, composites and nanocomposites. We discuss the different topics such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) for orthopaedics devices, stabilization of irradiated polyethylene by the introduction of antioxidants, polyethylene-based conducting polymer blends and composites, polyethylene composites with hgnocellulosic material, LDH as nanofillers of nanocomposite materials based on polyethylene, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and its reinforcement/oxidative stability with carbon nanotubes in medical devices, montmorillonite polyethylene nanocomposites, and characterization methods for polyethylene based composites and nanocomposites. 

Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and its Reinforcement/Oxidative Stability with Carbon Nanotubes in Medical Devices... 

A. V. Maksimkin, S. D. Kaloshkin, M. S. Kaloshkina, M. V. Gorshenkov, V. V. Tcherdyntsev, K. S. Ergin, and I. V. Shchetinin. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes Fabrication method and properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 536, 538-540 (2012). 

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