Download or read book Characterization and Properties of Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene written by Ray A. Gsell and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1998 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a November 1996 symposium held in New Orleans, Louisiana, providing a forum for presentations and discussions of issues critical to the understanding of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) as used in medical and surgical devices. Eleven papers are grouped in three sectio