Accelerated aging studies of UHMWPE. I. Effect of resin, processing, and radiation environment on resistance to mechanical degradation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 312-322

  Edidin, A A ^a,c   Herr, M P ^b   Villarraga, M L ^b,c   Muth, J ^a   Yau, S S ^a   Kurtz, S M ^b,c  

^a STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Failure; Mechanical behavior; Small punch test; Ultimate properties; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; RESINS;

ARTIFICIAL AGING;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE; RESIN; BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

AGING; ARTICLE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HARDNESS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESSING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION STERILIZATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; EQUIPMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TIME;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; STERILIZATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036269119     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10135     Document Type: Article

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