Y-TZP ceramics for artificial joint replacements

Biomaterials

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1489-1494

  Piconi, C ^a   Burger, W ^b   Richter, H G ^b   Cittadini, A ^c   Maccauro, G ^c   Covacci, V ^c   Bruzzese, N ^c   Ricci, G A ^a   Marmo, E ^d  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b CERAMTEC AG   (Germany)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d FN Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Sterilization; Wear; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HIP PROSTHESES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE; ZIRCONIA;

Y-TZP CERAMICS; ZIRCONIA CERAMICS STABILITY;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

CERAMICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0032144008     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(98)00064-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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