Hydrogel fibers for ACL prosthesis: Design and mechanical evaluation of PVA and PVA/UHMWPE fiber constructs

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1463-1470

  Bach, Jason S ^a   Detrez, Fabrice ^b   Cherkaoui, Mohammed ^a   Cantournet, Sabine ^b   Ku, David N ^a   Corté, Laurent ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Artificial ligament; Hydrogel fibers; Ligament; Polyvinyl alcohol; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR-CRUCIATE-LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL LIGAMENTS; EQUILIBRIUM WATER CONTENTS; HYDROGEL FIBERS; LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE FIBERS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FIBERS; LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROSTHETICS; ROPE; SAFETY FACTOR; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

HYDROGELS;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; HYDROGEL; LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER CONTENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POROSITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84876825924     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.02.020     Document Type: Article

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