Diffusion of vitamin E in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Biomaterials

Volumn 28, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 5225-5237

  Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Wannomae, Keith K ^a   Rowell, Shannon L ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Highly crosslinked polyethylene; Joint arthroplasty; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CROSSLINKING; DIFFUSION; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; MELTING POINT; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; VITAMIN E;

VITAMINS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; INERT GAS; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOPING; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIFFUSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; POLYETHYLENES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 34948901872     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.08.025     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Muratoglu OK, Kurtz S. Alternate bearing surfaces in hip replacement. In: Sinha R, editor. Hip replacement. Current trends and controversies. New York, NY; 2002. p. 1-46.
2. Willert H., Bertram H., and Buchhorn G. Osteolysis in alloarthroplasty of the hip. The role of bone cement fragmentation. Clin Orthop 258 (1990) 108-121
3. Willert H.G., Bertram H., and Buchhorn G.H. Osteolysis in alloarthroplasty of the hip: the role of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear particles. Clin Orthop 258 (1990) 95-107
4. Grobbelaar C.J., DuPlessis T.A., and Marais F. The radiation improvement of polyethylene prostheses. J. Bone Joint Surg 60-B 3 (1978) 370-374
5. Muratoglu O.K., Bragdon C.R., O'Connor D.O., Jasty M., and Harris W.H. 1999 Hap Paul Award. A novel method of crosslinking UHMWPE to improve wea, reduce oxidation and retain mechanical properties. J Anthroplasty 16 2 (2001) 149-160
6. McKellop H., Shen F.-W., Lu B., Campbell P., and Salovey R. Development of an extremely wear resistant ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for total hip replacements. J Orthop Res 17 2 (1999) 157-167
7. Nivbrant B, Roerhl S, Hewitt B, Li M. In vivo wear and migration of high cross linked poly cups: a RSA study. In: Proceedings of the 49th annual Orthopaedic Research Society meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2003. p. 358.
8. Digas G., Karrholm J., Thanner J., Malchau H., and Herberts P. Highly cross-linked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty: randomized evaluation of penetration rate in cemented and uncemented sockets using radiostereometric analysis. Clin Orthop 429 (2004) 16
9. Sutula L., Collier J., Saum K., Currier B., Currier J., Sanford W., et al. The Otto Aufranc Award. Impact of gamma sterilization on clinical performance of polyethylene in the hip. Clin Orthop 319 (1995) 28-40
10. Muratoglu O.K., Bragdon C.R., O'Connor D.O., Jasty M., Harris W.H., Gul R., et al. Unified wear model for highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes (UHMWPE). Biomaterials 20 16 (1999) 1463-1470
11. Oral E., Malhi A., and Muratoglu O. Mechanisms of decrease in fatigue crack propagation resistance in irradiated and melted UHMWPE. Biomaterials 27 (2006) 917-925
12. Oral E., Wannomae K.K., Hawkins N.E., Harris W.H., and Muratoglu O.K. α-Tocopherol doped irradiated UHMWPE for high fatigue resistance and low wear. Biomaterials 25 24 (2004) 5515-5522
13. Oral E., Christensen S., Malhi A., Wannomae K., and Muratoglu O. Wear resistance and mechanical properties of highly crosslinked UHMWPE doped with vitamin E. J Arthroplasty 21 4 (2006) 580-591
14. Packer L. Protective role of vitamin E in biological systems. Am J Clin Nutr 53 (1991) 1050S-1055S
15. Packer L., and Kagan V.E. Vitamin E: the antioxidant harvesting center of membranes and lipoproteins. In: Packer L., and Fuchs J. (Eds). Vitamin E in health and disease (1993), Marcel Dekker, New York 179-192
16. Parth M., Aust N., and Lederer K. Studies on the effect of electron beam radiation on the molecular structure of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene under the influence of alpha-tocopherol with respect to its application in medical implants. J Mater Sci Mater Med 13 10 (2002) 917-921
17. Oral E., Greenbaum E., Malhi A., and Muratoglu O. Characterization of blends of α-Tocopherol with UHMWPE. Biomaterials 26 (2005) 6657-6663
18. Oral E, Wannomae K, Muratoglu O. The effect of doping conditions on α-tocopherol stabilized UHMWPE. In: Transactions of the 51st annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Washington, DC, 2005.
19. Wolf C., Maninger J., Lederer K., Fruhwirth-Smounig H., Gamse T., and Marr R. Stabilisation of crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE)-acetabular components with alpha-tocopherol. J Mater Sci Mater Med 17 (2006) 1323-1331
20. Balluffi R.W., Allen S.M., and Carter W.C. Kinetics of materials (2003), Wiley, New York
21. Poirier D.R., and Geiger G.H. Transport phenomena in materials processing (1994), The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society, Warrendale
22. Balluffi R., Allen S., and Carter W. Kinetics of materials (2003), Wiley, New York
23. Poirier D., and Geiger G. Transport phenomena in materials processing (1994), The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Warrendale
24. Vieth W.R. Diffusion in and through polymers (1991), Oxford University Press, New York
25. Chiang Y.-M., Birnie III D.P., and Kingery W.D. Physical ceramics: principles for ceramic science and engineering (1997), Wiley, New York
26. Snedecor G.W., and Cochran W.G. Statistical methods. 8th ed (1989), Iowa State University Press, Ames