Friction and wear behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene as a function of polymer crystallinity

K. S. Kanaga Karuppiah; Angela L. Bruck; Sriram Sundararajan; Jun Wang; Zhiqun Lin; Zhi Hui Xu; Xiaodong Li

doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2008.02.022

Friction and wear behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene as a function of polymer crystallinity

K. S. Kanaga Karuppiah, Angela L. Bruck, Sriram Sundararajan, Jun Wang, Zhiqun Lin, Zhi Hui Xu, Xiaodong Li

Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience

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Abstract

In this study the friction, wear and surface mechanical behavior of medical-grade ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) (GUR 1050 resin) were evaluated as a function of polymer crystallinity. Crystallinity was controlled by heating UHMWPE to a temperature above its melting point and varying the hold time and cooling rates. The degree of crystallinity of the samples was evaluated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). A higher degree of crystallinity in the UHMWPE resulted in lower friction force and an increase in scratch resistance at the micro- and nanoscales. On the nanoscale, the lamellar structure appeared to affect the observed wear resistance. Reciprocating-wear tests performed using a microtribometer showed that an increase in crystallinity also resulted in lower wear depth and width. Nanoindentation experiments also showed an increase in hardness values with an increase in sample crystallinity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1401-1410
Number of pages	10
Journal	Acta Biomaterialia
Volume	4
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2008.02.022
State	Published - Sep 2008

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Financial support for this study was provided by a National Science Foundation Grant (Grant No. CMS0409625) and a seed Grant from US-DOE Ames Laboratory.

Keywords

Crystallinity
Friction
Total joint replacements
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
Wear

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