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Accelerated Screening of Orthopaedic Joint Bearing Materials, Accelerated Wear Testing of Total Joint Materials, Biomaterials, Durability, Orthopaedic Wear Testing, Polyolefins, Total Joint Prostheses, Wear Testing, Wear of Orthopaedic Joint Bearings, Wear of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Citation
Shen, M.
, Hsu, S.
, Tesk, J.
and Christou, A.
(1999),
A Novel Multiaxial Wear Tester for Accelerated Testing of Materials, 45th Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Anaheim, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=853718
(Accessed October 8, 2025)