Time-dependent failure in load-bearing polymers: A potential hazard in structural applications of polylactides

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 871-878

  Smit, T H ^a,c   Engels, T A P ^b   Sontjens S H M ^b   Govaert, L E ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Skeletal Tissue Engineering Group Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPRESSION TESTS; DEFORMATION KINETICS; GLASSY POLYMERS; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; HIGHER YIELD; IN-VIVO; KINETIC BEHAVIOUR; LACTIDES; LOAD-BEARING; LOADING RATE; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; PLLA; POLY LACTIDE; POLYLACTIDES; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; PRE-CLINICAL; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; RESORBABLE; SPINAL CAGES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL IMPLANT; STATIC LOADING; STATIC STRESS; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; TIME DEPENDENT FAILURE; TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPRESSION TESTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STANDARDS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

POLYMERS;

GLASS; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMPLANT; KINETICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STRENGTH; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATHOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; KINETICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77951256259     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-009-3921-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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