Deformation, yielding, fracture and fatigue behavior of conventional and highly cross-linked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 905-915

  Pruitt, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Fatigue; Fracture; UHMWPE; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DEBRIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICITY;

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE); WEAR DEBRIS FORMATION;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; COMPRESSION; DEVICE; FATIGUE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION;

EID: 4444233039     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.03.022     Document Type: Review

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