The performance of gamma- and EtO-sterilised UHMWPE acetabular cups tested under severe simulator conditions. Part 2: Wear particle characteristics with isolation protocols

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 4045-4055

  Affatato, S ^a   Bersaglia, G ^a   Emiliani, D ^a   Foltran, I ^a   Taddei, P ^b   Reggiani, M ^b   Ferrieri, P ^b   Toni, A ^a,c  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Micro Raman spectroscopy; Polyethylene debris; SEM analysis; Sterilisation method

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); JOINT PROSTHESES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

WEAR DEBRIS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; DISEASE SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0037813128     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00264-3     Document Type: Article

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