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Table of Contents
Foreword
A Primer
Processing UHMWPE
Sterilization and Packaging
Origins in Orthopedics
Clinical Performance
Alternative Bearings for Joint Replacement
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Background Reading
Related Web Sites
Standardization Guide
NIST Reference Material
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Mission

The UHMWPE Lexicon is the online reference for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements.

The additional goals for this website are:

  • To provide an overview of state-of-the-art research in several key polyethylene related problems of clinical significance
  • To encourage hypothesis driven polyethylene research

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Editorial Board

Steven M. Kurtz, Ph.D.
Director, Implant Research Center
Research Associate Professor
School Of Biomedical Engineering
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia PA 19104
skurtz@drexel.edu
Avram Allan Edidin, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Implant Research Center
Research Associate Professor
School Of Biomedical Engineering
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia PA 19104
edidin@warwick.net


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For more information about medical grade GUR UHMWPE, please contact Harvey Stein (713.671.0097 x 305) or Gunther Redeker (+49 6107-772-1483) at Ticona.


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