Effect of radiation dose on depth-dependent oxidation and wear of shelf-aged gamma-irradiated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
- 1 September 2015
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Tribology International
- Vol. 89, 78-85
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2014.12.011
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