Environmental phase stability of next generation ceramic composite for hip prostheses

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 309-311 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1223-1226

  Pezzotti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alumina zirconia composite; Environmental degradation; Hip joint; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PHASE COMPOSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEATHERING;

ALUMINA-ZIRCONIA COMPOSITE; HIP JOINT; MICROSCOPIC (LOCAL) WEIGHT IMPINGEMENTS; MOIST ATMOSPHERE;

PROSTHETICS;

EID: 33645419098     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-992-x.1223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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