Reeves, E A

Comparison of gas plasma and gamma irradiation in air sterilization on the delamination wear of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene used in knee replacements. [electronic resource] - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2000 - 249-55 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0954-4119

10.1243/0954411001535741 doi


Equipment Failure Analysis--methods
Gamma Rays
Gases
Knee Prosthesis
Materials Testing
Molecular Weight
Polyethylene--chemistry
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
Sterilization--methods