New and simple staining method for visualizing UHMWPE lamellar structure in TEM

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1148-1160

  Stara, Hana ^a   Slouf, Miroslav ^a   Lednicky, Frantisek ^a   Pavlova, Ewa ^a   Baldrian, Josef ^a   Stary, Zdenek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lamellar structure; Polyethylene; Staining of ultrathin sections; Transmission electron microscopy; UHMWPE; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HEAT TREATMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT PROSTHESES; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYETHYLENES; SCATTERING; SULFURIC ACID; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE; X RAY SCATTERING;

ARTHROPLASTY; KEY COMPONENTS; LAMELLAR THICKNESSES; STAINING METHODS; STAINING OF ULTRATHIN SECTIONS; THERMAL TREATMENTS; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS; UHMWPE; ULTRAMICROTOMY;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

EID: 54949086775     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340802403263     Document Type: Article

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