Quantifying the effect of resin type and sterilization method on the degradation of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene after 4 years of real-time shelf aging

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 477-489

  Willie, Bettina M ^a,b   Ashrafi, Shadi ^a   Alajbegovic, Sanjin ^a   Burnett, Trever ^a   Bloebaum, Roy D ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Oxidation; Real time shelf aging; Resin; Sterilization; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; GAMMA RAYS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

GAMMA IRRADIATION; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION;

RESINS;

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE; RESIN; STEARIC ACID;

AIR; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OXIDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHELF LIFE;

EID: 2442704162     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30018     Document Type: Article

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