Effect of particle morphology and polyethylene molecular weight on the fracture toughness of hydroxyapatite reinforced polyethylene composite

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1147-1152

  Eniwumide, J O ^a   Joseph, R ^a   Tanner, K E ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REINFORCING PARTICLES; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SINTERING;

POLYETHYLENES;

HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE RESINS; DURAPATITE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 8544272540     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JMSM.0000046398.17027.97     Document Type: Article

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