Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 323-330 , May 2006

Adhesion performance of UHMWPE after different surface modification techniques

  • R. Oosterom

      Affiliations

    • Production Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 152789489; fax: +31 152781151.
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  • T.J. Ahmed

      Affiliations

    • Production Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands
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  • J.A. Poulis

      Affiliations

    • Adhesion Institute, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands
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  • H.E.N. Bersee

      Affiliations

    • Production Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands

Received 16 December 2004 ,Revised 18 April 2005 ,Accepted 7 July 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00144-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.07.009

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 323-330 , May 2006