Effects of batch to batch variations and test methodology on degree of crystallinity and melting temperature of UHMW-PE as measured by differential scanning calorimetry

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 619-626

  Pascaud, R S ^a   Evans, W T ^a   McCullagh, P J J ^b   FitzPatrick, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMAL EFFECTS;

DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION STERILIZATION; MELTING TEMPERATURE;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; METHACRYLATES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030560943     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199612)32:4<619::AID-JBM15>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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