background: polyethylene composites including boron can be used as an effective neutron shield. our investigation focuses on manufacturing borated polyethylene nano-composite. the purpose of this study is to design a radiation shield for use in both neutron and gamma fields. materials and methods: borated polyethylene shields containing 2%, and 5% weight percentage of boron nano-particles were ...

Background: Polyethylene composites including boron can be used as an effective neutron shield. Our investigation focuses on manufacturing borated polyethylene nano-composite. The purpose of this study is to design a radiation shield for use in both neutron and gamma fields. Materials and Methods: Borated polyethylene shields containing 2%, and 5% weight percentage of Boron nano-particles w...

Introduction: Polyethylene wear particles induce macrophages to release cytokines, which can lead to osteolysis and aseptic loosening of total joint prostheses. The generation of polyethylene wear particles is one of the most important factors that affect the midterm and long-term clinical results associated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Therefore, to achieve better long-term results for ...

STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective study comparing polyethylene wear between ceramic ball heads and metal ball heads in total hip arthroplasty. BACKGROUND The ceramic-on-polyethylene bearing option has been introduced as an alternative to metal-on-polyethylene to minimize polyethylene wear debris and reduce subsequent osteolysis and aseptic loosening. However, the reported data were debatab...

Polyethylene is widely used as a packing material for different purposes of human life. Accumulation of polyethylene in the environment may cause ecological threat. To prevent the accumulation of polyethylene in the environment, a total of seven actinomycetes were isolated from Koringa Mangrove sediments, near Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. These isolates were able to grow on mineral salts medium co...

The long-term durability of polyethylene lining total hip arthroplasty (THA) mainly depends on periprosthetic osteolysis due to wear particles, especially in young active patients. In hip simulator study, reports revealed significant wear reduction of the alumina ceramic-on-polyethylene articulation of THA compared with metal-on-polyethylene bearing surfaces. However, medium to long-term clinic...

The effect of counterface roughness on the wear of conventional gamma-sterilized, and electron-beam-crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene was studied with a circularly translating pin-on-disk device. The counterfaces, CoCr disks, were either polished, or roughened so that they represented the type of roughening and the range of surface roughness values (R(a) = 0.014-0.24 microm) o...

The smaller acetabular components used in total hip replacement may have a polyethylene liner that is too thin, resulting in higher polyethylene stress and an increased potential for wear. The authors present a case that highlights the problem of acute polyethylene fracture. To compensate for the thinness of the polyethylene, the authors recommend the use of a smaller head size to allow polyeth...

Cross-linked polyethylene has been explored as an alternative to conventional polyethylene in total joint replacement in order to reduce wear volume and decrease failure through polyethylene wear debris induced osteolysis [1]. Due to the demands of a total knee replacement, moderately cross-linked polyethylene is recommended to retain mechanical properties [2]. This study aims to investigate th...