UHMWPE Biomaterials for Joint Implants, 1st ed. 2019 Structures, Properties and Clinical Performance Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering Series, Vol. 13

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the latest progresses in UHMWPE biomaterials, which has been critical for the performance and longevity of joint implants. Oriented by clinical challenges to UHMWPE-based joint implants, it introduces the processing, crosslinking, structural manipulation, oxidation mechanism, stabilization, drug delivery, and wear, as well as clinical performance, biomechanics, and simulated studies of joint implant based on UHMWPE with low wear, which are aimed to tackle or minimize the adverse effect related to wear and wear debris. These contributions provide fundamentals of chemistry and physics of UHMWPEs to help understand the clinical performances of UHMWPE based joint implants. Perspectives to next generation UHMWPE to meet the unmet challenges in clinical use are included.

Clinical Applications of UHMWPE.- Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE.- Oxidation Mechanisms of UHMWPE.- Stablization of Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE .-  Natural Polyphnol Stabilized Highly Crosslinked.-  High Temperature Melted, Crosslinked, and Stabilized UHMWPE.-  Effect of Biomolecules on Wear and Oxidation of UHMWPE Components.- Drug-loaded UHMWPE to Inhibit Wear Particle-induced Osteolysis—Processing, Characterizing and Biological Evaluation.- Biomechanics in Artificial Joints.- Tribology in Artificial Joints.- Perspective of Next Generation Polymer Materials for Joint Implants.

Dr. Jun Fu is a Professor of Biomedical Polymer Materials at Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He obtained his PhD at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry CAS, and moved to the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany, and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, before taking his current position in 2010. Dr. Fu’s expertise is diverse, including the synthesis, structural manipulation, and functionalization of polymer materials with extraordinary performances for biomedical devices.

Dr. Jinwu Wang is a Professor and Chief Physician of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China. Dr. Wang is also an Adjunct Professor of School of Biomedical Engineering, SJTU. He is the principle investigator of 4 national research projects from Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, and NSFC, and 10 provincial research projects. He has participated in editing 7 books (Associate Editor of 3 books), applied for 5 national invention patents, and published over 40 journal articles. As the leading researcher, Dr. Wang has won the First Prize of Shanghai Medicine Science and Technology Advancement Award, and the First Prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award. He is a contributing Editor of Chinese Journal of

Covers the fundamentals of the chemistry, structure, mechanical performance, crosslinking, and wear of UHMWPE and their significance for clinical applications

Timely reviews the latest progresses in both UHMWPE biomaterials and clinical outcome of recently approved UHMWPE biomaterials

Presents a new idea to minimize the biological response to wear debris through a drug delivery strategy

Helps biomedical engineers and implant professionals to better understand the future opportunities of UHMWPE biomaterials