Identification of nanometre-sized ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear particles in samples retrieved in vivo

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1106-1113

  Richards, L ^a   Brown, C ^a   Stone, M H ^a,b   Fisher, J ^a   Ingham, E ^a   Tipper, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; NANOPARTICLE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO CULTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; NANOPARTICLES; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53649110776     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B8.20737     Document Type: Article

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