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  • 1Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, UMass Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, United States.

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Keywords:
aseptic processingdegradationoxidative damagepolymeric implantradicalsswellingterminal sterilization

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