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Wear Induced Molecular Orientation in Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Measured by Soft X-Ray Adsorption

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Author(s)

Daniel A. Fischer, S Sambasivan, M C. Shen, Stephen M. Hsu

Abstract

Molecular orientation in ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) when it is subjected to wear is important in understanding the basic wear processes for this material. Current methods of inferring or deducing orientation information for UHMWPE lack surface sensitivity and mostly rely on staining the specimens followed by SEM examination (1). Our objective is to use the electric field polarization dependence of soft x-ray absorption to determine if molecular orientation at surface layer immediately after rubbing can be measured for UHMWPE.
Citation
Society for Biomaterials
Volume
22
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

polarization dependence, SEM, UHMWPE, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
Biomaterials and Ceramics

Citation

Fischer, D. , Sambasivan, S. , Shen, M. and Hsu, S. (1999), Wear Induced Molecular Orientation in Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Measured by Soft X-Ray Adsorption, Society for Biomaterials (Accessed October 17, 2025)

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Created January 29, 1999, Updated February 19, 2017
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