Wear-Resistant Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene-Based Nano- and Microcomposites for Implants

<table>Kinetic wear curves of UHMWPE-based specimens: (1) pure UHMWPE; nanocomposites: UHMWPE +0.1(2), +0.5(3), +1(4), +2(5)wt.% HA and microcomposites UHMWPE: +5(6), +10(7), +20(8), +40(9) wt.% HA.</table>

Journal of Nanotechnology

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Figure 1: Wear-Resistant Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene-Based Nano- and Microcomposites for Implants 