Confocal Raman spectroscopic analysis of cross-linked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for application in artificial hip joints

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Pezzotti, Giuseppe ^a   Kumakura, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Yamada, Kiyotaka ^a   Tateiwa, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Puppulin, Leonardo ^a   Zhu, Wenliang ^a   Yamamoto, Kengo ^b  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal spectroscopy; Hip joint; Raman spectrum; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATION; EVALUATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CONVOLUTION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HIP PROSTHESES; LASER BEAMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

CONFOCAL SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTRUM;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 34247567114     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2710247     Document Type: Article

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