Wear resistance of highly cross-linked and remelted polyethylenes after ion implantation and accelerated ageing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 877-885

  Medel, F J ^a,b   Puertolas J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Highly cross linked polyethylenes; Ion implantation; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Wear resistance

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING; AGEING; ARTIFICIAL JOINTS; BODY TEMPERATURES; DISTILLED WATER LUBRICATIONS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; HIGHLY CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENES; IMPLANTATION DOSE; IMPLANTED MATERIALS; ION FLUENCES; IONIC SPECIES; MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; OSTEOLYSIS; PIN-ON-DISC-TESTS; SOFT COMPONENTS; SURFACE HARDNESS; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOURS; ULTRA-HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; WEAR FACTORS; DISTILLED WATER LUBRICATION; HIGHLY CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR;

AGING OF MATERIALS; FRICTION; HARDNESS; HELIUM; ION BOMBARDMENT; ION IMPLANTATION; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; TRIBOLOGY; IONS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

WEAR RESISTANCE; POLYETHYLENES;

BIOMATERIAL; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; ION; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; HARDNESS; HEAT; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; HARDNESS; HOT TEMPERATURE; IONS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 58149154198     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM386     Document Type: Article

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