Studies on the effect of electron beam radiation on the molecular structure of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene under the influence of α-tocopherol with respect to its application in medical implants

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 917-921

  Parth, M ^a   Aust, N ^a   Lederer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; FREE RADICALS; HIP PROSTHESES; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BIOMATERIAL; FREE RADICAL; NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE; SCAVENGER; STABILIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON RADIATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMPLANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036799941     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019892004830     Document Type: Article

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