Comparison of the effects of gamma radiation and low temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization on the molecular structure, fatigue resistance, and wear behavior of UHMWPE

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 378-384

  Goldman, Marni ^a   Pruitt, Lisa ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Gamma sterilization; Gas sterilization; Low temperature sterilization; Plasma sterilization; Structure; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EMBRITTLEMENT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

GAMMA STERILIZATION; PLASMA STERILIZATION;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE;

COLD; FRACTURES, STRESS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032486507     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(19980605)40:3<378::AID-JBM6>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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