Dynamic thermomechanical properties and crystallinity of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene tibial inserts

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-260

  Lewis, Gladius ^a   Rogers, Christopher ^a   Trieu, Hai H ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b Sofamor Danek Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Tibial insert; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; VISCOELASTICITY;

DYNAMIC THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE MODULUS; TIBIAL INSERTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TEMPERATURE; TIBIA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032171609     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199823)43:3<249::AID-JBM5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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