The Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Knee and Hip Prosthetics

Authors

  • Matic. J. Grdadolnik Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Arne K. Marušič Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 8, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
  • Monika Jenko Institute of Metals and Technology, Lepi pot 11, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Luka Snoj Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Alenka Mozer Gimnazija Vič, Tržaška c. 72, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Sloveni
  • Drago Dolinar Dept. for Orthopedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana, Zaloška 9, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Urban Nova National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Keywords:

UHMWPE, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, polymer crystallinity, cross-linking, oxidation

Abstract

We systematically used infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy to study the structure of unprocessed and perturbed UHMWPE by ?-irradiation. We tested the proposed methods on selected polymer samples with known structure. We used vibrational spectroscopy to analyse the chemical structure of two different types of UHMWPE with different molecular weight and density under the trade names GUR 1020 and GUR 1050. The samples were exposed to four different doses of g-irradiation, which induces the cross-linking and oxidation of polyethylene chains. The showed results proved that vibration spectroscopy can be a fast, efficient, non-destructive and simple tool to characterize the oxidation and degree of crystallinity of UHMWPE, while the accuracy of determining the degree of cross-linking was omitted by the process of oxidation and band overlapping.

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2022-07-30

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Matic. J. Grdadolnik, Arne K. Marušič, Monika Jenko, Luka Snoj, Alenka Mozer, Drago Dolinar, & Urban Nova. (2022). The Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Knee and Hip Prosthetics. International Journal of Natural Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 14(1), 92–108. Retrieved from https://ijnscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Natural_Sciences_Journal/article/view/1114

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