A new mechanism of oxidation in ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene caused by squalene absorption

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 100 B, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 742-751

  Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Ghali, Bassem W ^a   Neils, Andrew ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

crosslinked; lipid; polyethylene; synovial fluid; wear

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; AGING MODELS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CROSSLINKED; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; JOINT IMPLANTS; NEW MECHANISMS; OXIDATION MECHANISMS; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PARADIGM SHIFTS; RADIATION-INDUCED; RESIDUAL FREE RADICALS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TOTAL JOINT IMPLANTS; UNSATURATED BONDS;

BODY FLUIDS; FREE RADICALS; LIPIDS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

FREE RADICAL; SQUALENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRRADIATION; LIPID ABSORPTION; OXIDATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ABSORPTION; FREE RADICALS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENES; SQUALENE;

EID: 84858078075     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.32507     Document Type: Article

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