Mechanical performance of electron-beam-irradiated UHMWPE in vacuum and in air

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-64

  Visco, A M ^a   Torrisi, L ^a   Campo, N ^a   Emanuele, U ^a   Trifiro A ^a   Trimarchi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystalllnity; Mechanical properties; Oxidation; Polyethylene (UHMWPE); Radiation

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKS; CRYSTALLLNITY; DOUBLE BONDS; ELECTRON-BEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH VACUUMS; IN VACUUMS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MEV ENERGIES; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

ELECTRON BEAMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; POLYMERS; RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; VACUUM; WEAR RESISTANCE;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

POLYMER; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL BOND; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON BEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HARDNESS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; VACUUM; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

AIR; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VACUUM;

EID: 65549093812     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31187     Document Type: Article

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