The effect of the environment on the mechanical properties of medical grade silicones

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 460-465

  Leslie, L J ^a   Jenkins, M J ^a   Shepherd, D E T ^a   Kukureka, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MCP; Mechanical properties; Silicone

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE FIXATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

AGEING TIME; DISTILLED WATER (DW); ENVIRONMENTAL AGEING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; HUMAN HANDS; HUMAN IMPLANTATION; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; RINGER'S SOLUTION; STATIC TENSILE TESTING;

SILICONES;

RINGER SOLUTION; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AIR; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, FINGER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENT; HAND; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; SILICONES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 47949089589     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31042     Document Type: Article

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