An improved theoretical model of orientation softening and cross-shear wear of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Wear

Volumn 271, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 2230-2233

  Lee, R K ^a   Korduba, L A ^a   Wang, A ^a  

^a STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Cross Shear; Modelling; Orientation; Polyethylene; Wear

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTIES; BEARING SURFACES; CROSS-SHEAR; CROSS-SHEAR WEAR; CURRENT MODELS; FRICTIONAL ENERGIES; MODELLING; MOLECULAR CHAINS; MOLECULAR REORIENTATION; ORIGINAL MODEL; ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICES; SOFTENING EFFECT; THEORETICAL MODELS; TOTAL ENERGY; WEAR BEHAVIORS; WEAR MECHANISMS;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMOPLASTICS; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 79960692230     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.12.054     Document Type: Article

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