José Antonio Puértolas

TL;DR: This study confirms that annealing preserves mechanical properties better than remelting from both fatigue and fracture resistance points of view, and it remarks that a suitable selection of irradiation and stabilization conditions is needed to achieve optimal mechanical performances of ultra high molecular weight polyethylenes for each specific total joint replacement.

TL;DR: The performance of these new carbonaceous composites allows us to conclude that these materials have overcome a first step on the way to developing into an alternative to the current HXLPEs used in orthopedic applications.

TL;DR: In this article, pristine multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in different concentrations (1, 3 and 5 ¼ ) using a ball milling process.

TL;DR: In this article, a 3-phase model of the polymer matrix structure is interpreted in terms of a 3 phase model, in which the crystalline phase fluctuates from 39 to 34% upon GNP addition, and the Raman G band shows a progressive increment proportional to the bulk GNP percentage.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of γ-irradiation on the structure and composition of chemically synthesized few-layered graphene materials was studied, where three different irradiation doses of 60, 90 and 150 kGy were applied.