• Title of article

    Surface modification of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) by argon plasma

  • Author/Authors

    Hengjun Liu، نويسنده , , Yanan Pei، نويسنده , , Wei-Dong Xie، نويسنده , , Xingrui Deng، نويسنده , , Y.X. Leng، نويسنده , , Yong Jin، نويسنده , , Nan Huang، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    3941
  • To page
    3945
  • Abstract
    In this work, argon (Ar) plasma generated by microwave electron cyclotron resonance (MWECR) has been used to modify the UHMWPE in order to increase the wear resistance. The results showed that the wettability, anti-scratch and wear resistance of UHMWPE treated by the Ar plasma had been improved, comparing with native UHMWPE. The FTIR and XPS spectra indicated the improvement of wettability should come from the oxygen based functional groups generated on the surface of UHMWPE. The improvement of anti-scratch and wear resistance may come from the enhancement of crosslinking of UHMWPE by Ar plasma treatment.
  • Keywords
    UHMWPE , Argon plasma , Wear resistance , Surface modification
  • Journal title
    Applied Surface Science
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Applied Surface Science
  • Record number

    1012624