Viscoelastic properties of a synthetic meniscus implant

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-55

  Shemesh, Maoz ^a   Asher, Roy ^a   Zylberberg, Eyal ^a   Guilak, Farshid ^b   Linder Ganz, Eran ^a   Elsner, Jonathan J ^a  

^a Research and Development Center   (Israel)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep; Fatigue; Polycarbonate urethane; Prosthesis; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; LONG-TERM DURABILITIES; POLYCARBONATE URETHANE; RELAXATION; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE FIBERS; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CREEP; ESTERS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); POLYCARBONATES; PROSTHETICS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYCARBONATE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; URETHAN; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS IMPLANT; LEISURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG MODULUS;

CREEP; FATIGUE; POLYCARBONATE-URETHANE; PROSTHESIS; RELAXATION;

ABSORPTION; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84884406542     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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