Effect of fluid absorption on the wear resistance of UHMWPE orthopedic bearing surfaces

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 7-12, 2003, Pages 1113-1120

  Yao, Jian Q ^a   Blanchet, Thierry A ^b   Murphy, David J ^b   Laurent, Michel P ^a  

^a ZIMMER INC   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosslinked UHMWPE; Fluid absorption; Wear

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MORPHOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WATER ABSORPTION;

ORTHOPEDIC BEARINGS;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

ABSORPTION; ARTIFICIAL LIMB; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0043065547     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00167-4     Document Type: Article

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