Nano-wear mechanism for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) sliding against a model hard asperity

Tribology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 613-622

  Wong, Brian Kwan Ping ^a   Sinha, Sujeet K ^a   Tan, Joyce Pei Ying ^b   Zeng, Kai Yang ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hip knee prostheses; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Wear mechanism; Wear debris generation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR DEBRIS;

EID: 5644270236     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TRIL.0000044511.55286.ff     Document Type: Article

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