Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) having a low coefficient of friction (CoF), high wearand chemical resistance in harsh environments, is used for fabricating medical products (hip and knee joints, intervertebral discs, plates for maxillofacial surgery, and others). Priority of polymers, in particular UHMWPE to be applied as medical implant materials, is due to their proximity to ...

Introduction: Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fibre (UHMWPE) is one of the most versatile materials that have been introduced in dentistry. It proves to be a boon to the clinicians on accord of its valuable and multifarious applications pertaining to every field of dentistry such as prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, endodontics, paedodontics, orthodontics as well as periodontics. ...

Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a unique polymer with outstanding physical and mechanical properties that makes it particularly attractive to fabricate the bearing surface for artificial joints. The growing demand for UHMWPE as a bearing material for joint replacement has lead to active research in the development and understanding of its properties in addition to nanocompos...

It has recently been shown that the wear of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene in hip and knee prostheses leads to the generation of nanometre-sized particles, in addition to micron-sized particles. The biological activity of nanometre-sized ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene wear particles has not, however, previously been studied due to difficulties in generating sufficient volume...