Isothermal microcalorimetry: An analytical technique for assessing the dynamic chemical stability of UHMWPE

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-296

  Charlebois, S J ^a,d   Daniels, A U ^b   Lewis, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Postlagernd   (Switzerland)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

^d ZIMMER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene oxide sterilization; Gamma irradiation; Gas plasma sterilization; Isothermal microcalorimetry; Total joint replacement; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL BONDS; GAMMA RAYS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EXOTHERMIC HEAT FLOW;

BIOMATERIALS;

ETHYLENE OXIDE; NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEATING; MICROCALORIMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY;

CALORIMETRY; POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0037210094     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00317-4     Document Type: Article

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