Standard Practice for Lipid Preconditioning of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene for Accelerated Aging

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ASTM	01/01/2022	5

Category: ASTM

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ASTM F3336 – Standard Practice for Lipid Preconditioning of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene for Accelerated Aging

1.1”It is the intent of this practice to permit an investigator to incorporate lipids found in the synovial environment into polymeric specimens. This can be used as a preconditioning step to evaluate the oxidative stability of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) materials. This practice describes a laboratory procedure for preconditioning of UHMWPE specimens.