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.