The influence of irradiation dose on mechanical properties and wear resistance of molded and extruded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-82

  Xiong, Lei ^a   Xiong, Dangsheng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Compressive; Microhardness; Tensile; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL MATERIAL; CALF SERUM; COMPRESSIVE; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; COMPRESSIVE TESTS; CRYSTALLINITIES; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; FRACTURE SURFACES; IN-VACUUM; IRRADIATION DOSE; KNEE JOINT; TENSILE; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; WEAR RATES; WEAR TEST;

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IRRADIATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LUBRICATION; MICROHARDNESS; RADIATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SAMPLE; SIMULATOR; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HARDNESS; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857020745     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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