Accelerated aging studies of UHMWPE. II. Virgin UHMWPE is not immune to oxidative degradation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 323-329

  Edidin, A A ^a,c   Villarraga, M L ^b,c   Herr, M P ^b   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

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

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE RADICALS; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS;

NONIRRADIATED MATERIALS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

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

AGING; ARTICLE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAT; MECHANICS; STANDARD; TIME;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036272078     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10136     Document Type: Article

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