Gamma-irradiation sterilization in an inert environment a partial solution

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1805-1813

  Berry, Daniel J ^a   Currier, Barbara H ^b   Mayor, Michael B ^b   Collier, John P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

BONE PROSTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA AIR STERILIZATION; GAMMA INERT STERILIZATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IMPLANTATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OXIDATION; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SHELF LIFE; SHELF OXIDATION; TIBIA; TIME;

EID: 84864281966     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-2150-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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