Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
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High modulus polyethylene
High performance polyethylene
HMPE (High modulus polyethylene)
HPPE (High performance polyethylene)
UHMPE (Ultrahigh molecular mass polyethylene)
UHMWPE (Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene)
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
Ultrahigh molecular mass polyethylene
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found: Work cat.: Patil, A.Y. Correlation between in vivo and in vitro wear rates of polyethylene, 2003:abstr. (It has been reported that particulate debris from the wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene acetabular liners may contribute to the loosening and subsequent failure of an artificial hip joint)
found: Wikipedia, via WWW, July 26, 2006(ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), also known as high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) or high performance polyethylene (HPPE), is a thermoplastic. It has extremely long chains, with molecular weight numbering in the millions)
found: Keller, H. Dictionary of engineering materials, 2004(ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes -- a group of linear, low-pressure polyethylene resins with extremely high molecular weights. They have ... outstanding abrasion resistance and impact strength, high tensile strength ... Abbreviation: UHMWPE)
found: Chambers dictionary of science and technology, 1999:(ultrahigh molecular mass polyethylene -- (plastics) -- Linear polyethylene with molecular mass of several million, so difficult to process by normal means. Sintered to shape in hip joint socket, and raw material for gel-spinning into high-performance fibre. Abbrev. UHMPE)
found: Google search, July 26, 2006(ultra high molecular weight polyethylene - 135,000 hits; ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene - 37,700 hits; ultrahigh molecular mass polyethylene - 22 hits; ultra high molecular mass polyethylene 22 hits)
notfound: McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 2003;Academic Press dictionary of science and technology, 1992;Encyclopedia of physical science and technology, 2002.
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2006-07-27: new
2006-12-05: revised
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