Effect of pre-heat treatment on the static and dynamic thermo-mechanical properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-556

  Fouad, H ^a   Mourad, A H I ^b   Barton, D C ^c  

^a Engineering Department   (Egypt)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degree of crystallinity; Dynamic mechanical properties; Micro hardness; Pre heat treatment; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); JOINTS (ANATOMY); MICROHARDNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROSTHETICS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRE-HEAT TREATMENT; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE);

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 19144368705     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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