Single wedge sliding tests to investigate the mechanism of UHMWPE particle generation with microfabricated surface textures

Polymer Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 424-434

  Fang, Hsu Wei ^a   Hsu, Stephen M ^b   Sengers, Jan V ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanism; Molecular orientation; Particles; Strain hardening; Surface texture; UHMWPE; Viscoelasticity; Wear; Wedge

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; STRAIN HARDENING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTURES; VISCOELASTICITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BIOACTIVITY; PARTICLE GENERATION; SURFACE TEXTURE; WEDGE;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33748055132     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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