Methods for making oxidation resistant polymeric material
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and materials used therein.
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- 78. A polymeric material containing detectable residual free radicals, wherein the polymeric material is non-oxidizing and cross-linked.
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