Exploratory investigations on the structure dependence of the wear resistance of polyethylene

Wear

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 89-104

  Rose, R M ^a   Cimino, W R ^a   Ellis, E ^b   Crugnola, A N ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGS - SURGICAL IMPLANTS; MATERIALS TESTING - WEAR;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0020100045     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1648(82)90048-5     Document Type: Article

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