Effect of sterilisation and aging on ultra high molecular weight polyethylene used in medical implants

Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 148-153

  Buchanan, F J ^a,b   Sim, B ^a   Downes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; IMPACT TESTING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TENSILE PROPERTIES;

IMPACT PROPERTIES;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032306782     PISSN: 09598111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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