Multi-walled carbon nanotubes acting as free radical scavengers in gamma-irradiated ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composites

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2442-2452

  Martinez Morlanes M J ^a   Castell, P ^b   Alonso, P J ^a   Martinez, M T ^b   Puertolas J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING; ALLYL RADICALS; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORMED INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS; OXIDATION INDICES; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMERIC MATRICES; RADIATION CROSS-LINKING; RADIATION-INDUCED RADICAL; RADICAL SCAVENGERS; SWELLING MEASUREMENTS; THERMO-COMPRESSION; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES (UHMWPE);

BALL MILLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTUBES;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84858450433     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.01.066     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. S. Santavirta, Y.T. Konttinen, V. Bergroth, A. Eskola, K. Tallroth, and T.S. Lindholm Aggressive granulomatous lesions associated with hip arthroplasty immunopathological studies J Bone Joint Surg Am 72 A 1990 252 258 (Pubitemid 20123696)
2. O.K. Muratoglu, C.R. Bragdon, D.R. O'Connor, M. Jasty, W.H. Harris, and R. Gul Unified wear model for highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes (UHMWPE) Biomaterials 20 1999 1463 1470 (Pubitemid 29348488)
3. H. McKellop, F.W. Shen, B. Lu, P. Campbell, and R. Salovey Development of an extremely wear-resistant ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for total hip replacements J Orthop Res 17 2 1999 157 167 (Pubitemid 29190487)
4. D. Clegg, and A. Collyer Irradiation effects on polymers 1991 Elsevier Applied Science New York
5. V.S. Ivanov, and A. Collyer Radiation chemistry of polymers 1992 VSP Utrecht The Netherlands p. 34
6. K.L. De Vries, R.H. Smith, and B.M. Franconi Free radicals and new end groups resulting from chain scission: 1. Gamma-irradiation of poly-ethylene Polymer 21 1980 949 956 (Pubitemid 11434342)
7. M. Igarashi Free radical identification by ESR in polyethylene and nylon J Poly Sci: Poly Chem Ed 21 1983 2405 2418
8. J. Lacoste, and D.J. Carlsson Gamma-, photo, and thermally-initiated oxidation of linear low density polyethylene: a quantitative comparison of oxidation products J Polym Sci, Part A Poly Chem 30 1992 493 500
9. L. Costa, M.P. Luda, L. Trossarelli, E.M. Brach del Prever, M. Crova, and P. Gallinaro Oxidation in orthopaedic UHMWPE sterilized by gamma-radiation and ethylene oxide Biomaterials 19 7-9 1998 659 668 (Pubitemid 28276615)
10. Lyons BJ, Johnson WC. Radiolytic formation and decay of transvinylene unsaturation in polyethylene. In: Reichmanis R, Frank C, ÓDonnell JH, editors. ACS Symposium Series No. 527, 1993; p. 62-73 [chapter 5].
11. Shah Jahan M. ESR Insights into Macroradicals in UHMWPE. The 2nd edition of the UHMWPE biomaterials handbook. p. 433-450 [chapter 29].
12. Lazar M, Rychly J, Klimo V, Pelikan P, Valko L. Free radicals in chemistry and biology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 1989, p. 56 [chapter 3].
13. L.C. Sutula, J.P. Collier, J.K. Saum, B.H. Currier, J.H. Currier, and M.B. Mayor Impact of gamma sterilization on clinical performance of polyethylene in the hip Clin Orthop Rel Res 319 1995 28 40
14. J.A. Puértolas, F.J. Medel, J. Cegoñino, E. Gomez-Barrena, and R. Ríos Influence of the remelting process on the fatigue behavior of electron beam irradiated UHMWPE J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 76B 2006 346 353 (Pubitemid 43165393)
15. F.J. Medel, P. Peña, J. Cegoñino, E. Gómez-Barrena, and J.A. Puértolas Comparative fatigue behavior and toughness of remelted and annealed highly crosslinked polyethylenes J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 83B 2007 380 390 (Pubitemid 350005008)
16. M.D. Ries, and L. Pruitt Effect of cross-linking on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Clin Orthop Rel Res 440 2005 149 156 (Pubitemid 41579208)
17. E. Oral, K.K. Wannomae, N. Hawkins, W.H. Harris, and O.K. Muratoglu Alpha-tocopherol-doped irradiated UHMWPE for high fatigue resistance and low wear Biomaterials 25 2004 5515 5522 (Pubitemid 38610190)
18. E. Oral, A.S. Malhi, and O.K. Muratoglu Mechanisms of decrease in fatigue crack propagation resistance in irradiated and melted UHMWPE Biomaterials 27 6 2006 917 925 (Pubitemid 41484124)
19. P. Bracco, V. Brunella, M. Zanetti, M.P. Luda, and L. Costa Stabilisation of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene with vitamin E Polym Degrad Stab 92 12 2007 2155 2162 (Pubitemid 350180039)
20. Rocha M, Mansur A, Mansur H. Accelerated ageing by oxidative degradation of UHMWPE: an ascorbic acid inhibition study. In: 4th international meeting. UHMWPE for arthroplasty: from power to debris, extended abstracts. Turin (Italy); 2009.
21. Chumakov M, Silverman J, Al-Sheikhly M. The novel scavenging of free radicals in UHMWPE with TEMPO, a nitroxide antioxidant. In: 55th Annual meeting of the orthopaedic research society. Las Vegas; 2009. p. 453.
22. Chumakov M, Silverman J, Al-Sheikhly M. Nitroxides as free radical scavenger in IHMWPE. In: 4th International meeting. UHMWPE for arthroplasty: from power to debris, extended abstracts. Turin (Italy); 2009.
23. Peltzer M, Wagner J.R., Jiménez A. Processing and mechanical characterization of UHMWPE stabilized with natural antioxidants. In: Proceeding of the 8th polymers for advanced technologies international symposium. Budapest (Hungary); 2005.
24. Gallardo L.A., Laurent M, Kunze J, Wimmer M.A. Lanthanides as stabilizing agents for UHMWPE. In: 4th International meeting. UHMWPE for arthroplasty: from power to debris, extended abstracts. Turin (Italy): 2009.
25. E. Oral, S. Rowell, and O. Muratoglu The effect of alpha-tocopherol on the oxidation and free radical decay in irradiated UHMWPE Biomaterials 27 2006 5580 5587 (Pubitemid 44176152)
26. Rowell S, Oral E, Muratoglu O. Three-year real-time aging of vitamin E-diffused, radiation cross-linked UHMWPE. In: Transactions of the 55th annual meeting of the orthopaedic research society. Las Vegas, NV; 2009.
27. E. Oral, W Ghali Bassem, and K Muratoglu Orhun The elimination of free radicals in irradiated UHMWPEs with and without vitamin E stabilization by annealing under pressure J Biomed Mater Res B: Appl Biomater 97B 1 2011 167 173
28. M.S. Jahan, and K.S. McKinny Radiation-sterilization and subsequent oxidation of medical grade polyethylene: an ESR study Nucl Instrum Methods B 151 1999 207 212
29. M.S. Jahan, and B.M. Walters Macroradical reaction in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in the presence of vitamin E Radiat Phys Chem 80 2011 281 285
30. Farling G, inventor; Zimmer Inc., assignee. Human body implant of graphitic carbon fiber reinforced ultra-high molecular weight poly-ethylene. United States Patent No. 4, 055,862; 1977.
31. T.M. Wright, C.M. Rimnac, P.M. Faris, and M. Bansal Analysis of surface damage in retrieved carbon fiber-reinforced and plain polyethylene tibial components from posterior stabilized total knee replacements J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 70 9 1988 1312 1319
32. T.M. Wright, D.J. Astion, M. Bansal, C.M. Rimnac, T. Green, and J.N. Insall Failure of carbon fiber-reinforced polyethylene total knee replacement components. A report of two cases J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 70 6 1988 926 932
33. Parr J. Personal communication. Memphis; 2008.
34. F. Medel, S.M. Kurtz, G. Klein, H. Levine, P. Sharkey, and M. Austin Clinical, surface damage and oxidative performance of poly II tibial inserts after long-term implantation J Long-Term Eff Med Impl 18 2 2008 151 165
35. E.W. Wong, P.E. Sheeman, and C.M. Lieber Nanobeam mechanics: elasticity, strength and toughness of nanorods and nanotubes Science 277 1997 1971 1975 (Pubitemid 27449134)
36. P. Watts, P.K. Fearon, W.K. Hsu, N.C. Billingham, H.W. Kroto, and D.R.M. Walton Carbon nanotubes as polymer antioxidants J Mater Chem 13 2003 491 495
37. M.J. Martínez-Morlanes, P. Castell, V. Martínez- Nogués, M.T. Martinez, P.J. Alonso, and J.A. Puértolas Effects of gamma irradiation on UHMWPE/MWNT nanocomposites Comp Sci Tech 71 2011 282 288
38. A.V. Krasheninnikov, and K. Nordlund Irradiation effects in carbon nanotubes Nucl Instrum Methods in Phys Res B 216 2004 355 366
39. 3+ in MgO Phys Rev 105 1957 801 805
40. F. Medel, E. Gomez-Barrena, F. Garcia-Alvarez, R. Rios, L. Gracia-Villa, and J.A. Puértolas Fractography evolution in accelerated aging of UHMWPE after gamma irradiation in air Biomaterials 25 1 2004 9 21 (Pubitemid 37324396)
41. O.K. Muratoglu, and W.H. Harris Identification and quantification of irradiation in UHMWPE through trans-vinylene yield J Biomed Mater Res 56 4 2001 584 592 (Pubitemid 32606018)
42. W.L. McLaughlin, J. Silverman, M. Al-Sheikhly, W.J. Chappas, L. Zhan-Jun, and A. Miller High-density polyethylene dosimetry by transvinylene FTIR analysis Radiat Phys Chem 56 4 1999 503 508 (Pubitemid 29476621)
43. C.A. Martin, J.K.W. Sandler, M.S.P. Shaffer, M.K. Schwarz, W. Bauhofer, and K. Schulte Formation of percolating networks in multi-wall carbon nanotube-epoxy composites Comp Sci Tech 64 15 2004 2309 2316 (Pubitemid 40032185)
44. J.H. Ko, and J.H. Chang Properties of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene nanocomposite films containing different functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes Polym Eng Sci 49 2009 2168 2178
45. Y. Xi, A. Yamanaka, Y. Bin, and M. Matsuo Electrical properties of segregated ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites J Appl Polym Sci 105 2007 2868 2876 (Pubitemid 47168976)
46. D. Kahn, and J.P. Lu Vibrational modes of carbon nanotubes and nanoropes Phys Rev B - Condens Matter Mat Phys 60 1999 6535 6640
47. M.L. de la Chapelle, S. Lefrant, C. Journet, W.K. Maser, P. Bernier, and A. Loiseau Raman studies on single walled carbon nanotubes produced by the electric arc technique Carbon 36 5-6 1998 705 708 (Pubitemid 128401385)
48. A. Pimenta, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, L.G. Canado, A. Jorio, and R. Saito Studying disorder in graphite-based systems by Raman spectroscopy Chem Phys Phys Chem 9 2007 1276 1290
49. Z. Xu, L. Chen, L. Liu, X. Wu, and L. Chen Structural changes in multi-walled carbon nanotubes caused by γ-ray irradiation Carbon 49 2011 350 351
50. P. Taddei, S. Affatato, C. Fagnano, B. Bordini, A. Tinti, and A. Toni Vibrational spectroscopy of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene hip prostheses: influence of the sterilization method on crystallinity and surface oxidation J Mol Struct 613 2002 121 129 (Pubitemid 34747171)
51. M.S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, R. Saito, and A. Jorio Raman spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes Phys Rep 409 2005 47 99 (Pubitemid 40317386)
52. P. Castell, F.J. Medel, M.T. Martínez, and J.A. Puértolas Influence of gamma irradiation on carbon nanotube-reinforced polypropylene J Nanosci Nanotechnol 9 2009 6055
53. J.E. Wertz, and J.R. Bolton Electron spin resonance. elementary theory and practical applications 1972 McGraw-Hill NY
54. M.D. Ridley, and M.S. Jahan Measurements of free radical in vitamin E-doped ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene: dependence on materials processing and irradiation environments Nucl Instrum Methods Phys Res B 265 2007 62
55. E. Oral, S.L. Rowell, and O.K. Muratoglu The effect of α-tocopherol on the oxidation and free radical decay in irradiated UHMWPE Biomaterials 27 2006 5580 5587 (Pubitemid 44176152)
56. E. Zaragoza-Contreras, E. Lozano-Rodríguez, R. Román-Aguirre, W. Antúnez-Flores, C. Hernández-Escobar, and S. Flores-Gallardo Evidence of multi-walled carbon nanotube fragmentation induced by sonication during nanotube encapsulation via bulk-suspension polymerization Micron 40 5-6 2009 621 627
57. U. Göschel, and C. Ulrich Mechanical relaxation of medical grade UHMWPE of different crosslink density as prepared by electron beam irradiation J Appl Polym Sci 113 2009 49 59
58. S.M. Kurtz, J. Dumbleton, R.S. Siskey, A. Wang, and M.J. Manley Trace concentrations of vitamin E protect radiation crosslinked UHMWPE from oxidative degradation Biomed Mater Res A 90 2 2009 549 563
59. E. Oral, C. Godleski-Beckos, A.S. Malhi, and O.K. Muratoglu The effects of high dose irradiation on the cross-linking of vitamin E-blended ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene Biomaterials 29 26 2008 3557 3560
60. B.B. Johson, M.H. Santare, J.E. Novotny, and S.G. Advani Wear behavior of carbon nanotubes/high density polyethylene composites Mech Mater 41 10 2009 1108 1115
61. Y.S. Zoo, J.W. An, D.P. Lim, and D.S. Lim Effect of carbon nanotube addition on tribological behaviour of UHMWPE Tribol Lett 16 4 2004 305 309