Control of crystalline orientation to enhance the wear resistance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene crystallization cups for artificial joints

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 7-12, 2003, Pages 1045-1050

  Ohta, Makoto ^a   Hyon, Suong Hyu ^a   Tsutumi, Sadami ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial joint; Cross link; Orientation; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATION;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMB; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORIENTATION; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0043023456     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00284-9     Document Type: Article

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