Effects of the sample preparation temperature on the nanostructure of compression moulded ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-133

  Ho, S P ^a   Riester, L ^b   Drews, M ^a   Boland, T ^a   LaBerge, M ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Mechanical properties; Nanoindentation; Nanostructure; UHMWPE; Ultrasectioning

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPRESSION MOLDING; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SPECIMEN PREPARATION; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SAMPLE SECTIONING TEMPERATURE;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POWDER; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

ARTIFACTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; POWDERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

EID: 0036105888     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411021536342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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