UHMWPE Biomaterials for Joint Implants Structures, Properties and Clinical Performance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fu, Jun (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jin, Zhong-Min (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wang, Jin-Wu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 13
• Subjects: Biomaterials.; Biomedical engineering.; Polymers .; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the latest progresses in UHMWPE biomaterials, which has been critical for the performance and longevity of joint implants. Oriented by clinical challenges to UHMWPE-based joint implants, it introduces the processing, crosslinking, struct...