Crack-growth properties of various elastomers with potential application in small joint prostheses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 94-99

  Hutchinson, D T ^a   Savory, K M ^a   Bachus, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth; Finger joint spacers; Polymers; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; JOINT PROSTHESES; POLYURETHANES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

ETHYLENE OXIDE; FINGER JOINT SPACERS;

BIOMATERIALS;

ELASTOMER; POLYURETHAN; SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEATING; HUMIDITY; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PLASTICS; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0031260244     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199710)37:1<94::AID-JBM11>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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