Influence of lamella features of UHMWPE on its physical and uniaxial tensile properties. I. Effect of sterilization method in uncrosslinked and unaged materials

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-146

  Mishra, Sanjay ^a   Viano, Ann ^b   Fore, Neil ^b   Lewis, Gladius ^c   Ray, Asit ^d  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

^d CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of crystallinity; Lamella alignment; Lamella thickness; Melting temperature; Sterilization; Tensile toughness; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; MELTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CRYSTALLINITY;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

BIOMATERIAL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MECHANICS; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYETHYLENES; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0038796637     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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