Understanding the role of head size and neck length in micromotion generation at the taper junction in total hip arthroplasty

FA Bologna, G Putame, AL Audenino, M Terzini - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Modular hip implants allow intra-operative adjustments for patient-specific customization
and targeted replacement of damaged elements without full implant extraction. However …

Sterilization of Polymeric Implants: Challenges and Opportunities

CK Herczeg, J Song - ACS applied bio materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Degradable and environmentally responsive polymers have been actively developed for
drug delivery and regenerative medicine applications, yet inadequate consideration of their …

Tribological behavior of biomedical grade UHMWPE with graphite‐based fillers against EBM‐Ti6Al4V pin under various lubricating conditions

H Belhamdi, B Kouini, A Grasso… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the wear behavior of the mechanical coupling between the biomedical polymer
ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and the titanium–aluminum–vanadium …

Taguchi optimization of parameters for feedstock fabrication and FDM manufacturing of wear-resistant UHMWPE-based composites

YV Dontsov, SV Panin, DG Buslovich, F Berto - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is believed that the structure and properties of parts fabricated by additive (ie, non-
stationary) manufacturing are slightly worse compared to hot pressing. To further proceed …

Regulating the structure of crosslinked polyethylene and its application in ultra‐high voltage cables

WJ Sun, XJ Liu, LJ Yuan, H Xiao… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The crystallinity of polyethylene has been extensively studied, but in situ experiments
designed to investigate the crystallization of PE and XLPE have hardly been discussed. In …

Investigation of solution rheology in electrospinning of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

P Nayak, AK Ghosh, N Bhatnagar - Fibers and Polymers, 2022 - Springer
Nano-micron size fiber formation of UHMWPE (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene)
can be carried out by a high temperature (130° C) electrospinning method. In this work, the …

Micromorphology and mechanical properties of UHMWPE/CNF composites under accelerated aging

G Yang, G Meng, H Gao, Q Lin - Polymer Composites, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The microstructure and mechanical properties of pure ultra‐high molecular weight
polyethylene (UHMWPE) and UHMWPE/CNF (carbon nanofibers) composites were …

Design, development and evaluation of latex harvesting robot based on flexible Toggle

S Wang, H Zhou, C Zhang, L Ge, W Li, T Yuan… - Robotics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural rubber latex is an important energy material. However, the harvest of latex is still
manual, and there are few researches on automatic work. This paper proposed a method for …

Effect of Reinforced Self‐Cured Acrylic Resin on Flexural Strength

C Apimanchindakul, P Na Nan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. The aim of this study was to determine the effect on the flexural strength of the
self‐cured acrylic resin by incorporating short E‐glass fiber (SEGF) and ultra‐high …

Preparation of melamine borate coated red phosphorus microcapsules and use of zinc borate as synergistic flame retardant in polyethylene

J Liu, L Zeng, L Ai, T Feng, P Liu… - Journal of Vinyl and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microcapsules (Mic‐MBP) based on the melamine borate coated red phosphorus (RP) were
prepared, and its synergistic flame retardant with zinc borate (ZB) on polyethylene (PE) was …