Research Article
Wear-Resistant Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene-Based Nano- and Microcomposites for Implants
Table 1
Mechanical properties of nano- and microcomposites based on UHMWPE.
| Content of HA filler, wt. | Density, g/sm3 | Strength, MPa | Elongation, |
| 0 | 0.936 | 33.5 | 380.4 | Nano (20–30 nm) | | | | 0.1 | 0.935 | 29.6 | 430.6 | 0.5 | 0.937 | 32.4 | 481.9 | 1 | 0.939 | 31.4 | 492.3 | 2 | 0.944 | 32.6 | 461.3 | Micro (7-8 m) | | | | 5 | 0.954 | 26.9 | 398.5 | 10 | 0.986 | 31.7 | 473.8 | 20 | 1.071 | 25.8 | 433.7 | 40 | 1.095 | 14.2 | 231.1 |
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