The influence of the viscosity classification of an acrylic bone cement on its in vitro fatigue performance

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-42

  Lewis, Gladius ^a   Janna, Si ^a  

^a University of Memphis ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic bone cement; Cement viscosity; Fatigue life; Three parameter Weibull equation

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; BONE CEMENT; COMPACTION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MACHINING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VISCOSITY;

ACRYLIC BONE CEMENTS; VISCOSITY CLASSIFICATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACRYLIC CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPRESSION; FATIGUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; CEMENTATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0842268582     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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