The effects of ion bombardment of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
| Author | A., Turos |
| Author | Abdul-Kader, A.M. |
| Author | Grambole, D. |
| Author | Jagielski, J. |
| Author | Piątkowska, A. |
| Author | Madi, N.K. |
| Author | Al-Maadeed, M. |
| Available date | 2024-05-26T11:11:44Z |
| Publication Date | 2006-05-12 |
| Publication Name | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
| Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2006.03.075 |
| Citation | Turos, A., Abdul-Kader, A. M., Grambole, D., Jagielski, J., Piątkowska, A., Madi, N. K., & Al-Maadeed, M. (2006). The effects of ion bombardment of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 249(1-2), 660-664. |
| ISSN | 0168-583X |
| Abstract | Ion bombardment is a suitable tool to improve tribological properties of polymers. In this study UHMWPE samples were bombarded with 130keV He ions to the fluences ranging from 1×1014 to 2×1016cm−2. RBS and NRA techniques were applied to study compositional transformations induced by ion beam bombardment. Important hydrogen release was observed with increasing ion dose and was correlated with the linear energy transfer (LET). Another important effect observed was the rapid oxidation of samples, which apparently occurs after exposure of implanted samples to the air. Oxygen uptake continues during the prolonged storage of the samples in the air at RT. Up to 10at.% of oxygen can be incorporated in the implanted layer. Changes of surface layer composition produced important increase in the layer hardness. Scratch tests revealed that the hardening of surface layers does not lead to their higher brittleness. |
| Sponsor | This work was supported in part by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research under Grant KBN 4 T08E 059 23 and by DAAD, Germany, Project D/O4/25559. |
| Language | en |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Subject | Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Surface modification Ion bombardment Hydrogen release Oxidation |
| Type | Article |
| Pagination | 660-664 |
| Issue Number | 1-2 |
| Volume Number | 249 |
| ESSN | 1872-9584 |
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