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Structure and properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filled with disperse hydroxyapatite

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The possibility of preparing composite materials filled with hydroxyapatite on the basis of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for use in replacement arthroplasty was studied. The composites were prepared by the combined mechanoactivation of the starting components followed by compaction via thermal pressing. The structures of the resulting composite powder and monolithic composite were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction analysis, and the effect of introduced hydroxyapatite on the degree of polymer crystallinity was elucidated. The composites were tested to determine the concentration dependences of their physicomechanical and tribological properties. On the basis of the experimental data, it was concluded that the mechanoactivation processing affords the high-quality polymeric composites, thereby providing the disperse distribution of the filler over the matrix. By a combination of physicomechanical and tribological characteristics, the materials developed can be suggested for the production of articulated joint liners of hip and knee endoprostheses.

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    A. V. Maksimkin, S. D. Kaloshkin, V. V. Tcherdyntsev & F. S. Senatov

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Original Russian Text © A.V. Maksimkin, S.D. Kaloshkin, V.V. Tcherdyntsev, F.S. Senatov, V.D. Danilov, 2012, published in Materialovedenie, 2011, No. 11, pp. 13–21.

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Maksimkin, A.V., Kaloshkin, S.D., Tcherdyntsev, V.V. et al. Structure and properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filled with disperse hydroxyapatite. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 3, 288–295 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113312040132

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