| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for producing an article of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene ((U) HMWPE), which comprises: A line having 3 to 100 carbon atoms, with a polyene content such that the average number of polyene branches in (U) HMWPE-P is 0.01 to 15 per 1000 carbon atoms Copolymerizing with a linear, branched, or cyclic polyene to produce a copolymer of ethylene and polyene ((U) HMWPE-P), and (U) HMWPE-P during or after molding of this (U) HMWPE-P Cross-linking. |