Tensile and tribological properties of high-crystallinity radiation crosslinked UHMWPE

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 90 B, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-144

  Bistolfi, Alessandro ^a,b   Turell, Mary Beth ^a   Lee, Ying Lung ^a   Bellare, Anuj ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Highpressure crystallization; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Polyethylene; Wear

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEBRIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HIP PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC GLASS; MORPHOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROSTHETICS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; YIELD STRESS;

ACETABULAR CUP; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKED PE; CRYSTALLINITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; HIGHPRESSURE CRYSTALLIZATION; IN-VIVO; LOW VOLTAGE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; MORPHOLOGICAL ALTERATION; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; OSTEOLYSIS; RADIATION CROSS-LINKING; TENSILE MODULI; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; UHMW-PE; ULTIMATE STRAIN; ULTIMATE STRESS; ULTRA-SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERINGS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST; WEAR; WEAR DEBRIS; WEAR RATES; WEAR TEST;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYETHYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67650783914     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31265     Document Type: Article

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