Tensile and tribological properties of h
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Alessandro Bistolfi; Mary Beth Turell; Ying-Lung Lee; Anuj Bellare
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Osteolysis due to particulate wear debris associated with ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) components of total joint replacement prostheses has been a major factor determining their __in vivo__ lifetime. In recent years, radiation crosslinking has been employed to decrea