Comparative oxidative stability of α-tocopherol blended and diffused UHMWPEs at 3 years of real-time aging

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 773-780

  Rowell, Shannon L ^a   Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

alpha tocopherol; highly cross linked polyethylene; oxidation resistance; total hip arthroplasty; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; HYDROPEROXIDE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

AGING; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS LINKING; DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG STABILITY; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 79952792690     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21288     Document Type: Article

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