Macromolecular Science & Engineering Publications

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Gamma inert sterilization: a solution to polyethylene oxidation?

Medel, F., Kurtz, S., Hozack, W., Parvizi, J., Purtill, J., Sharkey, P., ... Rimnac, C. M. (2009). Gamma inert sterilization: a solution to polyethylene oxidation?. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 91 (4), 839-49.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Analysis of retrieved ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene tibial components from rotating-platform total knee arthroplasty.

Garcia-Sanz, M., Kraay, M., Messerschmitt, P., Goldberg, V., & Rimnac, C. M. (2009). Analysis of retrieved ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene tibial components from rotating-platform total knee arthroplasty.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 24 (1), 131-8.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Notched stress-strain behavior of a conventional and a sequentially annealed highly crosslinked UHMWPE.

Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., Wang, J., Manley, M., & Rimnac, C. M. (2008). Notched stress-strain behavior of a conventional and a sequentially annealed highly crosslinked UHMWPE.. Biomaterials, 29 (35), 4575-83.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Evaluation of J-initiation fracture toughness of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements.

Varadarajan, R., & Rimnac, C. M. (2008). Evaluation of J-initiation fracture toughness of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements.. Polymer testing, 27 (5), 616-620.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Static fracture resistance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene using the single specimen normalization method.

Varadarajan, R., Dapp, E., & Rimnac, C. M. (2008). Static fracture resistance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene using the single specimen normalization method.. Polymer testing, 27 (2), 260-268.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Clinical, surface damage and oxidative performance of poly II tibial inserts after long-term implantation.

Medel, F., Kurtz, S., Klein, G., Levine, H., Sharkey, P., Austin, M., ... Rimnac, C. M. (2008). Clinical, surface damage and oxidative performance of poly II tibial inserts after long-term implantation.. Journal of long-term effects of medical implants, 18 (2), 151-65.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

How do material properties influence wear and fracture mechanisms?

Rimnac, C. M., & Pruitt, L. (2008). How do material properties influence wear and fracture mechanisms?. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 16 Suppl 1 (), S94-100.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Controlled release in transdermal pressure sensitive adhesives using organosilicate nanocomposites.

Shaikh, S., Birdi, A., Qutubuddin, S., Lakatosh, E., & Baskaran, H. (2007). Controlled release in transdermal pressure sensitive adhesives using organosilicate nanocomposites.. Annals of biomedical engineering, 35 (12), 2130-7.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

The balance between endotoxin accumulation and clearance during particle-induced osteolysis in murine calvaria.

Tatro, J., Taki, N., Islam, A., Goldberg, V., Rimnac, C. M., Doerschuk, C., ... Greenfield, E. (2007). The balance between endotoxin accumulation and clearance during particle-induced osteolysis in murine calvaria.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 25 (3), 361-9.

Friday, December 1, 2006

2006 Otto Aufranc Award Paper: significance of in vivo degradation for polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty.

Kurtz, S., Hozack, W., Purtill, J., Marcolongo, M., Kraay, M., Goldberg, V., ... Edidin, A. (2006). 2006 Otto Aufranc Award Paper: significance of in vivo degradation for polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 453 (), 47-57.

Friday, December 1, 2006

Zirconia versus Co-Cr femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty: early assessment of wear.

Kraay, M., Thomas, P., Rimnac, C. M., Fitzgerald, S., & Goldberg, V. (2006). Zirconia versus Co-Cr femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty: early assessment of wear.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 453 (), 86-90.

Friday, September 1, 2006

Compliance calibration for fatigue crack propagation testing of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.

Varadarajan, R., & Rimnac, C. M. (2006). Compliance calibration for fatigue crack propagation testing of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.. Biomaterials, 27 (27), 4693-7.

Thursday, June 1, 2006

Clinical and histologic results related to a low-modulus composite total hip replacement stem.

Akhavan, S., Matthiesen, M., Schulte, L., Penoyar, T., Kraay, M., Rimnac, C. M., ... Goldberg, V. (2006). Clinical and histologic results related to a low-modulus composite total hip replacement stem.. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 88 (6), 1308-14.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Fatigue crack propagation resistance of virgin and highly crosslinked, thermally treated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.

Gencur, S., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. (2006). Fatigue crack propagation resistance of virgin and highly crosslinked, thermally treated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.. Biomaterials, 27 (8), 1550-7.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

Environmental cues to guide stem cell fate decision for tissue engineering applications

Alsberg, E., Von Recum, H., & Mahoney, M. (2006). Environmental cues to guide stem cell fate decision for tissue engineering applications. Expert opinion on biological therapy, 6 (9), 847–866.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

Anisotropy and oxidative resistance of highly crosslinked UHMWPE after deformation processing by solid-state ram extrusion.

Kurtz, S., Mazzucco, D., Rimnac, C. M., & Schroeder, D. (2006). Anisotropy and oxidative resistance of highly crosslinked UHMWPE after deformation processing by solid-state ram extrusion.. Biomaterials, 27 (1), 24-34.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

Zirconia versus Co-Cr femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty - Early assessment of wear

Kraay, M., Thomas, R., Rimnac, C. M., Fitzgerald, S., & Goldberg, V. (2006). Zirconia versus Co-Cr femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty - Early assessment of wear. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, (453), 86-90.

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Large deformation compression induced crystallinity degradation of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPEs.

Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2005). Large deformation compression induced crystallinity degradation of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPEs.. Biomaterials, 26 (33), 6430-9.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Application of mean-field model of polymer melt intercalation in organo-silicates for nanocomposites.

Meneghetti, P., & Qutubuddin, S. (2005). Application of mean-field model of polymer melt intercalation in organo-silicates for nanocomposites.. Journal of colloid and interface science, 288 (2), 387-9.

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE under applied tensile loading.

Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2005). Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE under applied tensile loading.. Biomaterials, 26 (17), 3411-26.

Sunday, May 1, 2005

Effect of transforming growth factor beta 2 on marrow-infused foam poly(propylene fumarate) tissue-engineered constructs for the repair of critical-size cranial defects in rabbits.

Dean, D., Wolfe, M., Ahmad, Y., Totonchi, A., Chen, J., Fisher, J., ... Mikos, A. (2005). Effect of transforming growth factor beta 2 on marrow-infused foam poly(propylene fumarate) tissue-engineered constructs for the repair of critical-size cranial defects in rabbits.. Tissue engineering, 11 (5-6), 923-39.

Sunday, May 1, 2005

Failure property distributions for conventional and highly crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes.

Kurtz, S., Bergström, J., & Rimnac, C. M. (2005). Failure property distributions for conventional and highly crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes.. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 73 (2), 214-20.

Friday, April 1, 2005

In vivo degradation of polyethylene liners after gamma sterilization in air.

Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., Hozack, W., Turner, J., Marcolongo, M., Goldberg, V., ... Edidin, A. (2005). In vivo degradation of polyethylene liners after gamma sterilization in air.. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 87 (4), 815-23.

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Molecular chain stretch is a multiaxial failure criterion for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE.

Bergström, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. (2005). Molecular chain stretch is a multiaxial failure criterion for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 23 (2), 367-75.

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Polyethylene and titanium particles induce osteolysis by similar, lymphocyte-independent, mechanisms.

Taki, N., Tatro, J., Nalepka, J., Togawa, D., Goldberg, V., Rimnac, C. M., ... Greenfield, E. (2005). Polyethylene and titanium particles induce osteolysis by similar, lymphocyte-independent, mechanisms.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 23 (2), 376-83.

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Macromolecular Science & Engineering Publications

Gamma inert sterilization: a solution to polyethylene oxidation?

Analysis of retrieved ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene tibial components from rotating-platform total knee arthroplasty.

Notched stress-strain behavior of a conventional and a sequentially annealed highly crosslinked UHMWPE.

Evaluation of J-initiation fracture toughness of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements.

Static fracture resistance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene using the single specimen normalization method.

Clinical, surface damage and oxidative performance of poly II tibial inserts after long-term implantation.

How do material properties influence wear and fracture mechanisms?

Controlled release in transdermal pressure sensitive adhesives using organosilicate nanocomposites.

The balance between endotoxin accumulation and clearance during particle-induced osteolysis in murine calvaria.

2006 Otto Aufranc Award Paper: significance of in vivo degradation for polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty.

Zirconia versus Co-Cr femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty: early assessment of wear.

Compliance calibration for fatigue crack propagation testing of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.

Clinical and histologic results related to a low-modulus composite total hip replacement stem.

Fatigue crack propagation resistance of virgin and highly crosslinked, thermally treated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.

Environmental cues to guide stem cell fate decision for tissue engineering applications

Anisotropy and oxidative resistance of highly crosslinked UHMWPE after deformation processing by solid-state ram extrusion.

Zirconia versus Co-Cr femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty - Early assessment of wear

Large deformation compression induced crystallinity degradation of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPEs.

Application of mean-field model of polymer melt intercalation in organo-silicates for nanocomposites.

Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE under applied tensile loading.

Effect of transforming growth factor beta 2 on marrow-infused foam poly(propylene fumarate) tissue-engineered constructs for the repair of critical-size cranial defects in rabbits.

Failure property distributions for conventional and highly crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes.

In vivo degradation of polyethylene liners after gamma sterilization in air.

Molecular chain stretch is a multiaxial failure criterion for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE.

Polyethylene and titanium particles induce osteolysis by similar, lymphocyte-independent, mechanisms.

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