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Surface free energy of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene modified by electron and gamma irradiation |
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| Authors: | AM Abdul-Kader A Turos RM Radwan |
| Institution: | a Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, Egypt b Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, 01-919 Warsaw, ul. Wolczynska 133, Poland c Soltan Institute of Nuclear Studies, 05-400 ?wierk/Otwock, Poland d Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), P.O. Box 29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt |
| Abstract: | Surface free energy of biocompatible polymers is important factor which affects the surface properties such as wetting, adhesion and biocompatibility. In the present work, the change in the surface free energy of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) samples, which is produced by electron beam and gamma ray irradiation were, investigated. Mechanism of the changes in surface free energy induced by irradiations of doses ranging from 25 to 500 kGy was studied. FTIR technique was applied for sample analysis. Contact angle measurements showed that wettability and surface free energy of samples have increased with increasing the irradiation dose, where the values of droplet contact angle of the samples decrease gradually with increasing the radiation dose. The increase in the wettability and surface free energy of the irradiated samples are attributed to formation of hydrophilic groups on the polymer surface by the oxidation, which apparently occurs by exposure of irradiated samples to the air. |
| Keywords: | Irradiation Biocompatibility Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Polymers |
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