Elementary Investigation in Modifying UHMWPE with Schiff Base Copper Complex for the Use as an Artificial Hip Joint Material

摘要

The paper studied performances of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) modified with 15wt.% Cu (II) chelate of bissalicylaldehyde-ethylenediamine being a kind of schiff base copper complex which has anti-bacterium and anti-tumor activity for a possible use as an artificial hip joint material having a combinative function of therapeutic effect with its excellent tribological characteristics and a higher wear resistance to inhibit wearing debris disease of patients using artificial joints.