In a method for generating polymeric wear particles for use in animal experiments as polymeric medical implant pre-clinical testing, microfabrication technique is used to design different mask patterns and obtain a uniformly sized and oriented microfabricated surface, which is used with a reciprocating wear tester to conduct an experiment on wear, so as to generate wear particles having specific size and morphology. A large quantity of wear particles could be generated within a shortened time. Separating and filtering procedures are included to produce wear particles having more uniform size, so as to meet the standards of pre-clinical test and satisfy requirements in different clinical tests. The method includes three major steps, namely, producing a microfabricated surface, conducting an experiment on wear, and collecting generated wear particles.

 
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