UHMWPE

Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

Engineered Polymer

In the last few decades, various bioabsorbable and stable biopolymers have been applied for use as biomedical devices in orthopedic applications. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, otherwise known as UHMWPE, has been relied upon due to its very high ultimate tensile strength, good biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, low water uptake, a low coefficient friction, and high abrasion resistance. UHMWPE is odorless, tasteless, and nontoxic. Such properties define UHMWPE’s use in many development areas and in medicine and biology, including the manufacture of artificial joints and implants for surgery and orthopedics.