Comparison of the wear of aged and non-aged ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene sterilized by gamma irradiation and by gas plasma

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 375-378

  Fisher, J ^a   Reeves, E A ^a   Isaac, G H ^b   Saum, K A ^c   Sanford, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DePuy International   (United Kingdom)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; JOINT PROSTHESES; OXIDATION; PLASMAS; RADIATION EFFECTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); WEAR OF MATERIALS;

GAS PLASMA STERILIZATION; OSTEOLYSIS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSTEOLYSIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING;

EID: 0031172387     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018537001366     Document Type: Article

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