Effects of radiation-sterilization on medical implants

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 593-594

  Jahan, M S ^a   Thomas, D E ^a   Banerjee, K ^a   Trieu, H H ^b   Haggard, W O ^b   Parr, J E ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); SURGERY;

PEROXY RADICALS; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

FREE RADICAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTHROPLASTY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IMPLANT; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; OXIDATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

EID: 0032101439     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00208-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. Jahan, M. S., Wang, C., Schwartz, G. and Davidson, J. A. (1991) Combined chemical and mechanical effects on free radicals on UHMWPE joints during implantation. J. Biomat. Mater. Res. 25, 1005.
2. Li, S., Saum, K. A., Collier, J. P. and Kasprazak, D. (1994) Oxidation of UHMWPE over long time periods. Trans. Soc. for Biomat., 425.