Improved resistance to wear and fatigue fracture in high pressure crystallized vitamin E-containing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Biomaterials

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1870-1880

  Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Godleski Beckos, Christine A ^a   Lozynsky, Andrew J ^a   Malhi, Arnaz S ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Cross linking; Fatigue resistance; Oxidation resistance; Plasticity; Semi crystalline

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING; CRYSTALLINITY; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION RESISTANCES; FATIGUE FRACTURES; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; FATIGUE STRENGTHS; HEXAGONAL PHASE; HIGH PRESSURES; HIGH-PRESSURE CRYSTALLIZATIONS; PLASTICIZING AGENTS; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE; TRIPLE POINTS; UHMW-PE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR REDUCTIONS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CRACKS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC GLASS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PLASTICITY; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STRENGTH; STRESS FRACTURE; TEMPERATURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CRYSTALLIZATION; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VITAMIN E; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 59649105525     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.12.029     Document Type: Article

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