Radiopacity Enhancements in Polymeric Implant Biomaterials: A Comprehensive Literature Review

CK Emonde, ME Eggers, M Wichmann… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polymers as biomaterials possess favorable properties, which include corrosion resistance,
light weight, biocompatibility, ease of processing, low cost, and an ability to be easily tailored …

[HTML][HTML] A Short Review on Radiopaque Polyurethanes in Medicine: Physical Principles, Effect of Nanoparticles, Processing, Properties, and Applications

J Garavatti, HL Ornaghi Jr - Journal of Composites Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polyurethanes are used in a wide range of biomedical applications due to their variety of
physical–chemical, mechanical, and structural properties, and biotic and abiotic …

Preparation of melamine borate coated red phosphorus microcapsules and use of zinc borate as synergistic flame retardant in polyethylene

J Liu, L Zeng, L Ai, T Feng, P Liu… - Journal of Vinyl and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microcapsules (Mic‐MBP) based on the melamine borate coated red phosphorus (RP) were
prepared, and its synergistic flame retardant with zinc borate (ZB) on polyethylene (PE) was …

[HTML][HTML] Model-based Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis (RSA) of polyethylene implants

FP Zaribaf, LA Koster, BL Kaptein, EC Pegg… - Medical Engineering & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Model-based Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis (RSA) is able to measure
the migration of metallic prostheses with submillimeter accuracy through contour-detection …

Chemical stability of oil-infused polyethylene

FP Zaribaf, HS Gill, EC Pegg - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) can be made radiopaque for medical
imaging applications through the diffusion of an iodised oil-based contrast agent (Lipiodol …

Combined and hybrid marker models for radiostereometry assessment of polyethylene liner motion in dual mobility hip prosthesis: a proof-of-concept study

PB Jørgensen, BL Kaptein, K Søballe… - European Radiology …, 2021 - Springer
Background Investigation of polyethylene liner movement in total hip arthroplasty requires
bead-marking for radiographic visibility of the liner. However, occlusion of markers poses a …

A Review on Radiopaque Polyurethanes: Materials, Processing, and Properties

J Garavatti, HL Ornaghi Jr - 2024 - preprints.org
It's been a growing concern that many microbes are develo** resistance against many
antibiotics, lowering the effectiveness and progress expected from that treatment option. To …

A practical model of the diffusion of oil‐based fluid into polyethylene

FP Zaribaf, TA Hassuji, AN Cookson… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is possible to modify the properties of semicrystalline polymers using diffusion to introduce
additional functionality. For example, Vitamin E infused polyethylene has antioxidant …