The effects of high dose irradiation on the cross-linking of vitamin E-blended ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

Biomaterials

Volumn 29, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 3557-3560

  Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Godleski Beckos, Christine ^a   Malhi, Arnaz S ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Arthroplasty; Cross linking; Gamma irradiation; Joint replacement; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DOSIMETRY; HEALTH; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE; WEIGHING;

(PL) PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; ELSEVIER (CO); FIRST GENERATION (1G); GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGH DOSE; IN-VIVO; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; OXIDATIVE STABILITY (OSI); RADIATION CROSS-LINKING; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE); ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VITAMIN E; WEAR PROPERTIES; WEAR-RESISTANT;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS LINKING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VITAMIN E;

EID: 46149091039     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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