Trace concentrations of vitamin E protect radiation crosslinked UHMWPE from oxidative degradation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 549-563

  Kurtz, S M ^a,b   Dumbleton, J ^c   Siskey, R S ^a,b   Wang, A ^d   Manley, M ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Consultancy in Medical Devices ^*  (United States)

^d STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS   (United States)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Gamma radiation; Mechanical properties; Oxidation; Radiation crosslinking; UHMWPE; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; ACCELERATED TESTS; CONCENTRATION OF; CROSSLINKED; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IRRADIATED MATERIALS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; RADIATION CROSSLINKING; RADIATION PROCESSING; RADIATION TREATMENTS; TRACE CONCENTRATIONS; UHMWPE; VITAMIN E;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING; FAULT DETECTION; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION; RESINS; THERMOPLASTICS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; POLYETHYLENE; RESIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA RADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; GAMMA RAYS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 67650500345     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32122     Document Type: Article

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