Improved wear resistance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene by plasma immersion ion implantation

Shi, Wei; Li, Xiaoying; Dong, Hanshan

doi:10.1016/s0043-1648(01)00636-6

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“…To overcome the limitation, plasma immersion ion implantation is used for improvement of the surface mechanical properties, biocompatibility, bioactivity, antibacterial activity and the wear performance of biomaterials. Nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen implanted UHMWPE showed better wear resistance than those untreated [105,106].…”

Section: Ion Beam Surface Modificationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Wear Performance of UHMWPE and Reinforced UHMWPE Composites in Arthroplasty Applications: A Review

2015

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Abstract:As the gold standard material for artificial joints, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) generates wear debris when the material is used in arthroplasty applications. Due to the adverse reactions of UHMWPE wear debris with surrounding tissues, the life time of UHMWPE joints is often limited to 15-20 years. To improve the wear resistance and performance of the material, various attempts have been made in the past decades. This paper reviews existing improvements made to enhance its mechanical properties and wear resistance. They include using gamma irradiation to promote the cross-linked structure and to improve the wear resistance, blending vitamin E to protect the UHMWPE, filler incorporation to improve the mechanical and wear performance, and surface texturing to improve the lubrication condition and to reduce wear. Limitations of existing work and future studies are also identified.

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Section: Ion Beam Surface Modificationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Wear Performance of UHMWPE and Reinforced UHMWPE Composites in Arthroplasty Applications: A Review

2015

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“…Since the invention of the PBII technique, about 20 articles have been published on PBII processing of polymers [48,124,[144][145][146][147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156][157][158][159].…”

Section: E Modification Of Polymer Surfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plasma-based ion implantation and deposition: a review of physics, technology, and applications

Pelletier

Anders

2005

IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.

169

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After pioneering work in the 1980s, plasma-based ion implantation (PBII) and plasma-based ion implantation and deposition (PBIID) can now be considered mature technologies for surface modification and thin film deposition. This review starts by looking at the historical development and recalling the basic ideas of PBII. Advantages and disadvantages are compared to conventional ion beam implantation and physical vapor deposition for PBII and PBIID, respectively, followed by a summary of the physics of sheath dynamics, plasma and pulse specifications, plasma diagnostics, and process modelling. The review moves on to technology considerations for plasma sources and process reactors. PBII surface modification and PBIID coatings are applied in a wide range of situations. They include the by-now traditional tribological applications of reducing wear and corrosion through the formation of hard, tough, smooth, low-friction and chemically inert phases and coatings, e.g. for engine components. PBII has become viable for the formation of shallow junctions and other applications in microelectronics. More recently, the rapidly growing field of biomaterial synthesis makes used 1 of PBII&D to produce surgical implants, bio-and blood-compatible surfaces and coatings, etc.With limitations, also non-conducting materials such as plastic sheets can be treated. The major interest in PBII processing originates from its flexibility in ion energy (from a few eV up to about 100 keV), and the capability to efficiently treat, or deposit on, large areas, and (within limits) to process non-flat, three-dimensional workpieces, including forming and modifying metastable phases and nanostructures.We use the acronym PBII&D when referring to both implantation and deposition, while PBIID implies that deposition is part of the process.2

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“…Many different techniques have been reported for polymer treatments with plasma; ion implantation is frequently used [6][7][8][9][10], although other techniques have been studied as well, e.g., discharge barriers [11][12][13] or microwave electron cyclotron equipments [14][15][16][17]. Several types of gases have been employed, which can be divided into three groups: non-reactive, like Ar [7,16,18,19] or He [20][21][22]; reactive, like H 2 [22], N 2 [6,10,23,24], O 2 [8,13,17,23], or air [25][26][27]; and precursor gases, which led to the deposition of thin layers on the substrate [20,[28][29][30].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several types of gases have been employed, which can be divided into three groups: non-reactive, like Ar [7,16,18,19] or He [20][21][22]; reactive, like H 2 [22], N 2 [6,10,23,24], O 2 [8,13,17,23], or air [25][26][27]; and precursor gases, which led to the deposition of thin layers on the substrate [20,[28][29][30]. In general, the treatments caused a variation of the crosslinking of the substrate [7,15,17,19,28] and/or modification of the surface species [7,12,13,23].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general, the treatments caused a variation of the crosslinking of the substrate [7,15,17,19,28] and/or modification of the surface species [7,12,13,23]. As a result, an improvement of the mechanical, frictional, and wearing properties is observed [6,9,22,29,31], although not always together [6,8,19,21]. Most studies are performed on thermoplastics, e.g., polystyrene (PS) [15,27,29,32], ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) [9,17,21,28], or polycarbonate (PC) [10,20,25,27].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influence of Plasma Treatments on the Frictional Performance of Rubbers

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The frictional performance of several rubbers after pulsed-DC plasma treatments has been examined. In all cases, the treated rubbers showed better performance than the corresponding untreated ones. Stronger treatments, in terms of longer process time and/or higher substrate bias voltage, led to larger reductions of coefficient of friction and wear. The addition of hydrogen to the argon plasma did not show any additional positive effect. Nevertheless, different degrees of improvement were observed for different rubbers. In fact, the energy consumed during the tribotest scales with the maximum working temperature of the rubbers, indicating that the plasma treatment is more effective in the case of more sensitive rubbers.

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Improved wear resistance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene by plasma immersion ion implantation

Cited by 103 publications

References 13 publications

Wear Performance of UHMWPE and Reinforced UHMWPE Composites in Arthroplasty Applications: A Review

Wear Performance of UHMWPE and Reinforced UHMWPE Composites in Arthroplasty Applications: A Review

Plasma-based ion implantation and deposition: a review of physics, technology, and applications

Influence of Plasma Treatments on the Frictional Performance of Rubbers

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