Failure property distributions for conventional and highly crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-220

  Kurtz, Steven M ^a,b   Bergstrom J ^a   Rimnac, C M ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STATISTICS;

NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; WEIBULL STATISTICS;

POLYETHYLENES;

BIOMATERIAL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TECHNIQUE;

GAMMA RAYS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 18244390950     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30163     Document Type: Article

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