HPPE MEMBER AND METHOD OF MAKING A HPPE MEMBER

摘要

The invention concerns a high performance polyethylene (HPPE) member comprising at least 5 wt-% of a radiopaque component, the HPPE member is biocompatible and the radiopaque component is a particulate at least partially arranged inside a HPPE filament of the HPPE member. Furthermore, the radiopaque component has a particle size of at most 1 mum, preferably the radiopaque component has a particle size if at most 0.5 mum. The invention also concerns a method of making the HPPE member and various medical devices and repair products comprising the HPPE member.