Evaluation of sequentially crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 90 B, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-100

  Morrison, M L ^a   Jani, S ^a  

^a Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Crystallinity; Mechanical properties; Oxidation; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

CROSS-LINKED MATERIALS; CROSSLINKED; CRYSTALLINITY; OXIDATIVE PROPERTIES; POSTIRRADIATION; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SINGLE-DOSE; SOAK TEMPERATURE; STARTING MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTS; THERMOPHYSICAL; UHMWPE; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; VIRGIN MATERIALS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BIOMATERIAL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 67650822628     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31257     Document Type: Article

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