Effect of crosslinking and Pt-Zr quasicrystal fillers on the mechanical properties and wear resistance of UHMWPE for use in artificial joints

Wear

Volumn 263, Issue 7-12 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1072-1080

  Schwartz, Christian J ^a   Bahadur, Shyam ^b   Mallapragada, Surya K ^b,c  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Dynamic mechanical properties; Impact toughness; Quasicrystals; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; QUASICRYSTALS; VISCOELASTICITY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ARTIFICIAL JOINTS; DUAL AXIS WEAR SIMULATOR;

FILLERS;

ELASTIC MODULI; FILLERS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; QUASICRYSTALS; VISCOELASTICITY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34548017055     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2006.10.023     Document Type: Article

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