Characterization of hardness and elastic modulus using nanoindentation and correlation with wear behavior of UHMWPE during uniaxial tension.
Microstructure
Nanoindentation
Texture
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
Uniaxial tension
Wear resistance
Journal
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
ISSN: 1878-0180
Titre abrégé: J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101322406
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2023
11 2023
Historique:
received:
11
08
2022
revised:
05
05
2023
accepted:
20
09
2023
medline:
1
11
2023
pubmed:
9
10
2023
entrez:
8
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
UHMWPE is the material of choice for bearing surfaces in total joint arthroplasty making its wear and mechanical properties important factors of contribution in longevity of prosthetic hip/knee implants. In this study, the variation of hardness and elastic modulus with applied load in textured UHMWPE has been investigated. Texture has been induced through uniaxial tension of UHMWPE modifying its microstructure which in turn influences the wear resistance and hence the mechanical properties of the material. Previous studies have shown hardness to be a major factor influencing wear resistance. However, recently, the ratio of hardness (H) to elastic modulus (E) has been recognized as a more influential parameter of wear resistance. The validity of predicting wear resistance using H/E ratio has been examined in this work. Power law variation with load for the bioimplant material UHMWPE has been investigated at different strain levels. It has been observed that power law exponent of 2 can only be achieved at higher load levels. Overall, this work provides an insight into influencing the properties of bioimplant material UHMWPE by modifying the microstructure of the material through inducing texture which ultimately affects the longevity of the prosthetic implants.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37806277
pii: S1751-6161(23)00495-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106142
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
0
Polyethylenes
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
106142Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.