Oxidative degradation in highly cross-linked and conventional polyethylene after 2 years of real-time shelf aging

Biomaterials

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2275-2284

  Willie, Bettina M ^a,b   Bloebaum, Roy D ^a,b,c   Ashrafi, Shadi ^a   Dearden, Colette ^a   Steffensen, Trina ^a   Hofmann, Aaron A ^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

Degradation; Electron beam; Gamma irradiation; Hip replacements prosthesis; Oxidation; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; HIP PROSTHESES; OXIDATION;

GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIP REPLACEMENTS PROSTHESIS; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS; OXIDATION; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELF LIFE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES; PRODUCT PACKAGING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28844459938     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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