An easy technique to digest and isolate UHMWPE wear particles from a hip joint simulator

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 424-432

  Affatato, Saverio ^a   Emiliani, D ^a   Bersaglia, G ^a   Traina, F ^a,b   Toni, A ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b First Div of Othoped/Traumatology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digestion methodology; Morphology of wear particles; Particle isolation; Polyethylene particles debris; SEM analysis

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; HIP PROSTHESES; MORPHOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

DIGESTION METHODOLOGY; HIP JOINT SIMULATORS; MORPHOLOGY OF WEAR PARTICLE; PARTICLE ISOLATION; POLYETHYLENE PARTICLE DEBRIS; POLYETHYLENE PARTICLES; POLYETHYLENE WEAR; SEM ANALYSIS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; WEAR PARTICLES;

DEBRIS;

LUBRICATING AGENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENSITY GRADIENT; FILTRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 3042620066     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880402700513     Document Type: Article

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