A study of the nanostructure and tensile properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Biomaterials

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3389-3398

  Turell, Mary Beth ^a   Bellare, Anuj ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Joint replacement; Mechanical properties; Polyethylene; SEM

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS ANALYSIS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 1542268875     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.10.027     Document Type: Article

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