Time-dependent failure of amorphous polylactides in static loading conditions

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-97

  Engels, Tom A P ^a   Söntjens, Serge H M ^a   Smit, Theo H ^b,c   Govaert, Leon E ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Skeletal Tissue Engineering Group Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS; BIORESORBABILITY; GOAT MODEL; IN-VIVO; LOAD-BEARING; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; POLY LACTIDE; POLYLACTIDES; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; PREMATURE FAILURES; SPINAL CAGES; STATIC LOADING; STATIC LOADS; STEREOREGULARITY; TIME DEPENDENT FAILURE; TIME-DEPENDENT; YIELD STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

PLASTIC; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FLOW RATE; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 75049085989     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-009-3851-9     Document Type: Article

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