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...

Table of Contents:

• Clinical Applications of UHMWPE
• Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE
• Oxidation Mechanisms of UHMWPE
• Stablization of Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE
• Natural Polyphnol Stabilized Highly Crosslinked
• High Temperature Melted, Crosslinked, and Stabilized UHMWPE
• Effect of Biomolecules on Wear and Oxidation of UHMWPE Components
• Drug-loaded UHMWPE to Inhibit Wear Particle-induced Osteolysis-Processing, Characterizing and Biological Evaluation
• Biomechanics in Artificial Joints
• Tribology in Artificial Joints
• Perspective of Next Generation Polymer Materials for Joint Implants.