Burst Strength of BIOLOX<i><sup>®</sup></i>delta Femoral Heads and Its Dependence on Low-Temperature Environmental Degradation
Zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) currently represents the bioceramic gold standard for load-bearing components in artificial hip joints. ZTA is long known for its high flexural strength and fracture toughness, both properties arising from a microscopic crack-tip shielding mechanism due to the stress...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/2/350 |