Effects of packaging environments on free radicals in γ-irradiated UHMWPE resin powder blend with vitamin E

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1097-1103

  Ridley, M D ^a   Jahan, M S ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Antioxidation; Free radicals; GUR 1020 resin; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

AIR ENVIRONMENTS; ANTIOXIDATION; DIRECT DETECTIONS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCES; ESR SPECTRUM; FTIR; GUR 1020 RESIN; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; INFRA REDS; OXYGEN-INDUCED RADICALS; POST IRRADIATIONS; RESIN POWDERS; UHMWPE;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROSLAG REMELTING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; POWDERS; RESINS; SPIN DYNAMICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

FREE RADICALS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FREE RADICAL; NITROGEN; RESIN; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PACKAGING; POWDER;

AIR; ANTIOXIDANTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; VITAMIN E;

EID: 60349084130     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32042     Document Type: Article

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