Effects of microtomy on the material properties of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Polymer Testing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 649-659

  Costa, L ^a   Jacobson, K ^a   Brunella, V ^a   Bracco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Microtomy; Orientation; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CUTTING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROSTHETICS;

MICROTOMY;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0035020022     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(00)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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