Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1270-1274 , December 2008

Accelerated aging for testing polymeric biomaterials and medical devices

  • D.W.L. Hukins

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • A. Mahomed

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    • School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    • ,
  • S.N. Kukureka

      Affiliations

    • School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 28 May 2008 ,Accepted 1 June 2008.

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PII: S1350-4533(08)00103-3

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.06.001

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1270-1274 , December 2008

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