Analysis and evaluation of a biomedical polycarbonate urethane tested in an in vitro study and an ovine arthroplasty model. Part I: Materials selection and evaluation

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 621-631

  Khan, Imran ^a   Smith, Nigel ^b   Jones, Eric ^c   Finch, Dudley S ^d   Cameron, Ruth Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Fairfield Avenue   (United Kingdom)

^c Stryker Howmedica Osteonics   (Ireland)

^d UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biocompatibility; Compliance; Elastomer; Hip replacement prosthesis; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTOMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIP PROSTHESES; HYDROLYSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ARTHOPLASTY; BIOSTABILITY;

POLYCARBONATES;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYCARBONATE URETHANE; POLYETHERURETHAN; POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; DEVICE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EVALUATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 3343008784     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.02.065     Document Type: Article

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