Europium as a candidate staining material to determine polyethylene wear

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division (Publication) MD

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wimmer, Markus A ^a   Ngai, Valentina ^a   Kunze, Joachim ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europium; Marker; Polyethylene; Tracer material; Wear

Indexed keywords

CREEP; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LUBRICANTS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FLUID ABSORPTION; TRACER MATERIAL;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 85196505944     PISSN: 10716939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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