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Silane cross-linked polyethylene for prosthetic applications. Part I. Certain physical and mechanical properties
Biomaterials
|October 1, 1983
Abstract:
Certain physical and mechanical tests have been conducted and scanning electron microscopy carried out in order to characterize a high density polyethylene cross-linked using vinyl trimethoxysilane. It is suggested that this cross-linked polyethylene could be an alternative to high molecular weight polyethylene for prosthetic applications.
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