Comparison of the size and morphology of UHMWPE wear debris produced by a hip joint simulator under serum and water lubricated conditions

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 865-871

  Wang, A ^a   Essner, A ^a   Stark, C ^a   Dumbleton, J H ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip joint simulator; Lubricant; Transfer; UHMWPE; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LUBRICANTS; MORPHOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BOVINE SERUM; HIP JOINT SIMULATOR; TRANSFER FILMS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

LUBRICATING AGENT; POLYETHYLENE; WATER;

ARTICLE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SIMULATOR;

EID: 0030152397     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)83281-9     Document Type: Article

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