Service life characterization of orthopedic implant material made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene under physiological conditions

J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2020 Apr:104:103617. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103617. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Authors

Nils Wegner¹, Ronja Scholz², Marina Knyazeva², Frank Walther³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Materials Test Engineering (WPT), TU Dortmund University, Baroper Str. 303, 44227, Dortmund, Germany. Electronic address: nils.wegner@tu-dortmund.de.
² Department of Materials Test Engineering (WPT), TU Dortmund University, Baroper Str. 303, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.
³ Department of Materials Test Engineering (WPT), TU Dortmund University, Baroper Str. 303, 44227, Dortmund, Germany. Electronic address: frank.walther@tu-dortmund.de.

PMID: 32174385
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103617

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MeSH terms

Hip Prosthesis*
Materials Testing
Molecular Weight
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes*

Substances

Polyethylenes
ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
Polyethylene