Compressive and Shear Properties of Commercially Available Polyurethane Foams

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 732-734

  Thompson, Mark S ^a   McCarthy, Ian D ^a   Lidgren, Lars ^a   Ryd, Leif ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; FOAMS; POLYURETHANES; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN;

CANCELLOUS BONES;

BIOMECHANICS;

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; AXIAL LOADING; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPRESSION; DENSITY; FOAM; LOADING TEST; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TORSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; SHEAR STRENGTH; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0142139176     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1614820     Document Type: Article

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