Effect of cross-linking on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 440, Issue , 2005, Pages 149-156

  Ries, Michael D ^a   Pruitt, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; FREE RADICAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; MELTING POINT; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMICS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 27644448756     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000185310.59202.e5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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