Post electron-beam irradiation oxidation of orthopaedic Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) stabilized with vitamin E

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1542-1547

  Costa, L ^a   Carpentieri, I ^a   Bracco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Oxidation; UHMWPE; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALKYL RADICALS; ANTIOXIDANT; ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATIONS; FTIR; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; IN-VACUUM; KINETICS OF OXIDATION; LOAD-BEARING; MACRORADICALS; PEROXY RADICALS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STABILIZATION EFFECTS; THIN SECTION; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; UHMWPE; VITAMIN E;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIP PROSTHESES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 67650263454     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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