Time-dependent failure of amorphous poly-d,l-lactide: Influence of molecular weight

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-77

  Söntjens, Serge H M ^a,b,c   Engels, Tom A P ^a,b,d   Smit, Theo H ^e   Govaert, Leon E ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c SyMO Chem   (Netherlands)

^d DSM RESOLVE   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Degradation; Mechanical properties; Molecular weight; Polylactic acid; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRAIN; CRITICAL PLASTIC STRAIN; DEFORMATION KINETICS; L-LACTIDE; LIFE-TIMES; LOAD-BEARING; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW STRESS; LOWER STRESS; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; STRESS-DEPENDENT; TIME DEPENDENT FAILURE; TIME TO FAILURE; TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION; VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; LOADING TEST; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

KINETICS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84864125671     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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