[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene: influence of the chemical, physical and mechanical properties on the wear behavior. A review

P Bracco, A Bellare, A Bistolfi, S Affatato - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is the most common bearing material
in total joint arthroplasty due to its unique combination of superior mechanical properties …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering polymer-based porous membrane for sustainable lithium-ion battery separators

L Li, Y Duan - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the growing demand for eco-friendly products, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have
gained widespread attention as an energy storage solution. With the global demand for …

Recent advances in processing of stereocomplex‐type polylactide

H Bai, S Deng, D Bai, Q Zhang… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past two decades, biomass‐derived and biodegradable polylactide (PLA) has
sparked tremendous attention as a sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum‐derived …

The extreme of disentanglement: 100-fold viscosity reduction in model single-chain nanoparticles

Y Ruan, Q Zou, H Zhang, Y Zhang, H Zhang… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The melt rheology of single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are synthesized by
intrachain cross-linking of linear precursors, remains an unresolved issue. In this study, we …

Polymer Physics behind the Gel‐Spinning of UHMWPE Fibers

Z Wang, L Sangroniz, J Xu, C Zhu… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gel‐spinning of ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers has attracted
great interest in academia and industry since its birth and commercialization in the 1980s …

The entanglements of macromolecules and their influence on the properties of polymers

A Pawlak - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Macromolecules form entanglements, the presence of which determines many of the
polymer's properties; in solution, melt, and solid state. In this review, how the properties of …

Disentangled melt of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene: fictitious or real?

V Litvinov, F Christakopoulos, PJ Lemstra - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
There are two opposing views on the role of the melting of low-entangled polyethylenes on
the obtained entanglement density in the molten state and the time required for its …

[HTML][HTML] Current state-of-the-art in membrane formation from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

A Basko, K Pochivalov - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the materials that attracts attention as a potential material for membrane formation is
ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). One potential material for membrane …

Contribution of the initially entangled state and particle size to the sintering kinetics of UHMWPE

H Wang, X Yan, X Tang, Y Ma, X Fan, W Li, W Yu… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nascent particles of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with different
entangled states and particle sizes have been processed by means of sintering. The chain …

Visualizing molecular weights differences in supramolecular polymers

Q Li, H Zhang, K Lou, Y Yang, X Ji, J Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Issues of molecular weight determination have been central to the development of
supramolecular polymer chemistry. Whereas relationships between concentration and …