Wear, oxidation and mechanical properties of a sequentially irradiated and annealed UHMWPE in total joint replacement

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3213-3219

  Wang, A ^a   Zeng, H ^a   Yau, S S ^a   Essner, A ^a   Manely, M ^b   Dumbleton, J ^c  

^a STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS   (United States)

^b Bioengineering Consultant   (United States)

^c Consultancy in Medical Devices ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CROSSLINKING; JOINT PROSTHESES; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BEARING SURFACE; JOINT REPLACEMENT; MELTING TEMPERATURE; SEQUENTIAL IRRADIATION AND ANNEALING PROCESS (SXL);

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33746443343     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/15/S12     Document Type: Article

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