Impact of dose-rate on rheology, structure and wear of irradiated UHMWPE

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 587-603

  Slouf, Miroslav ^a   Mikesova, Jana ^a   Fencl, Jaroslav ^b   Stara, Hana ^a   Baldrian, Josef ^a   Horak, Zdenek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b Beznoska Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Radiation dose rate; Rheology; UHMWPE; Wear resistance

Indexed keywords

BEARING MATERIALS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; DOSE-RATE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; JOINT REPLACEMENT; MODIFICATION CONDITIONS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR; PIN-ON-DISK METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE RATE; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SOLUBILITY MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THERMAL TREATMENT; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; UHMWPE;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DOSIMETRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; PLASTICITY; RADIATION; RHEOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPIN DYNAMICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; VISCOSITY;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 70449569418     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340902837824     Document Type: Article

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