Dependence of in vitro fatigue properties of PMMA bone cement on the polydispersity index of its powder

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-101

  Lewis, Gladius ^a   Li, Yuan ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT POWDER; ETHYLENE OXIDE GAS; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE LIMIT; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; IN-VITRO; NEW CEMENTS; NUMBER-AVERAGE; PMMA BONE CEMENT; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; WEIBULL MEAN FATIGUE LIFE; WEIBULL PARAMETERS; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

BONE; CEMENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CRACK INITIATION; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; POLYDISPERSITY; POWDERS;

BONE CEMENT;

BONE CEMENT; ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE CEMENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GAMMA RAYS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70350564329     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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