A miniature specimen mechanical testing technique scaled to articulating surface of polyethylene components for total joint arthroplasty

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Kurtz, S M ^a   Jewett, C W ^a   Foulds, J R ^a   Edidin, A A ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Stryker Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Mechanical properties; Polyethylene; Small punch test

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SMALL PUNCH TESTS; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

POLYETHYLENE; RESIN;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION STERILIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033104526     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(1999)48:1<75::AID-JBM13>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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