Serum lubricant absorption by UHMWPE orthopaedic bearing implants

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Blanchet, Thierry A ^a   Peterson, Scott L ^a   Rosenberg, Kari D ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CROSSLINKING; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FLUID FILMS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ADSORPTION; LUBRICANT; MEDICAL APPLICATION; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 0036171071     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1400996     Document Type: Article

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