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Nano- and Micro-Structural Evolution of UHMWPE by Ion Beam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

F. Calzzani,
B. Chhay,
R. Zimmerman,
A. Oztarhan and
D. Ila
F. Calzzani
Affiliation:
fernando@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 3900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
B. Chhay
Affiliation:
bopha@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 3900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
R. Zimmerman
Affiliation:
rlzimm@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 3900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States, 256 653 2134
A. Oztarhan
Affiliation:
aoztarhan@smmib05.net, Ege University, Bioengineering, Izmir Bornova, 35100, Turkey
D. Ila
Affiliation:
ila@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Materials, 3900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL, 35762, United States
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Abstract

It is important to produce uniform nano-patterns with no possibility of surface exfoliation on polyethylene devices used in medical and in aerospace industry. We studied the change in the surface morphology of polyethylene at nanoscale using MeV ion beam. We have investigated the change in the surface morphology before and after ion bombardment. We have made an attempt to change the morphology to produce a uniform surface with reduced cracks and reduced granularity. For this process we have chosen ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Coupons of these materials were exposed to various fluences of MeV Ag+ ions. The surface morphology and the change in the chemical structure were studied using scanning micro Raman, FTIR and AFM.

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nanostructureion-beam processingpolymer

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1020: Symposium GG – Ion-Beam-Based Nanofabrication , 2007, 1020-GG07-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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