Oxidation behaviour in prosthetic UHMWPE components sterilised with high-energy radiation in the presence of oxygen

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3057-3064

  Bracco, P ^a   Brunella, V ^a   Luda, M P ^a   Brach del Prever, E M ^a   Zanetti, M ^a   Costa, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

FTIR; Gamma radiation; Hydroperoxides; Oxidation; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

HIGH ENERGY RADIATIONS; HYDROPEROXIDES; MICRO SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33845403437     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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