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ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Known as: UHMWPE, UHMWPE polyethylene, ultra-high MW polyethylene 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Rotating Platform versus Fixed-bearing Total Knees: An In Vitro Study of Wear
One of the assumed benefits of mobile bearings is the reduction of UHMWPE wear. However, to date, such benefit has not been… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A study of the tribological behavior of carbon‐nanotube‐reinforced ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composites
The tribological properties of the high‐strength and high‐modulus ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) film and the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Cobalt and chromium concentrations in patients with metal-on-metal and other cementless total hip arthroplasty
Abstract. We measured the cobalt and chromium concentrations in the serum and urine of 32 patients with current designed metal-on… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Characterization of electrolytic ZrO2 coating on Co-Cr-Mo implant alloys of hip prosthesis.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Comparison of three joint simulator wear debris isolation techniques: acid digestion, base digestion, and enzyme cleavage.
Quantification of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) wear debris remains a challenging task in orthopedic device… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effects of A-P translation and rotation on the wear of UHMWPE in a total knee joint simulator.
We developed a three-channel total knee joint simulator and studied the effect of tibial anterior-posterior translation and… 
2000
2000
Third-body wear of cobalt-chromium-molybdenum implant alloys initiated by bone and poly(methyl methacrylate) particles.
The potential for bone and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) debris to initiate wear on ASTM-F75 and ASTM-F799 CoCrMo alloys… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mixed oxides prosthetic ceramic ball heads. Part 1: effect of the ZrO2 fraction on the wear of ceramic on polythylene joints.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The optimum dose of gamma radiation–heavy doses to low wear polyethylene in total hip prostheses
Wear volume, surface area and coefficient of friction of UHMWPE cup crosslinked with gamma radiation of 0, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The effect of carbon fiber reinforcement on contact area, contact pressure, and time-dependent deformation in polyethylene tibial components.
To study the mechanical behavior of a commercially available UHMWPE reinforced with carbon fibers, measurements of contact area… 
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