Use of high-performance polyethylene fibres as a reinforcing phase in poly(methylmethacrylate) bone cement

H. D. Wagner*, D. Cohn

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Abstract

First results are presented concerning the elastic and ultimate mechanical behaviour of p(MMA) bone cement reinforced with as-received and surface-modified Spectra 900 polyethylene fibres. Even though the surface chemistry and reactivity of the fibres was modified, the surface oxidation and surface grafting treatments of the polyethylene fibres apparently did not significantly affect the mechanical properties of the polyethylene-reinforced p(MMA) bone cement or improve the interfacial bonding. This may be attributed to the rather unfavourable area-to-volume ratio of PE fibres for such treatments, as well as to the necessarily low content of PE fibres in the bone cement which does not allow a clear differentiation between the various samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-141
Number of pages3
JournalBiomaterials
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1989

Keywords

  • Bone cement
  • mechanical properties
  • polyethylene fibres
  • surface treatment

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