Medical Polymer Group

Medical Polymer Group

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Book Chapters

  1. “Fatigue Crack Propagation in Polymer Blends,” R. Pearson and L. Pruitt, in Polymer Blends: Formulation and Performance, D.R. Paul and C.B. Bucknall, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 27, 269-299, 1999.
  2. “Fatigue Testing and Behavior of Plastics,” L. Pruitt, in ASM Handbook, Volume 8, Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, H. Kuhn and D. Medlin, Eds., ASM.International, Ohio, 8 758-767, 2000.
  3. “Fluorocarbon Polymers in Biomedical Engineering,” L.Pruitt, in Advances in Polymer Science: Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, D.F. Williams, Ed., Elsevier Science Limited, Oxford, 2001.
  4. “Radiation Effects on Medical Polymers and on their Mechanical Properties,” in Advances in Polymer Science: Radiation Effects, H. Kausch, Ed., Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2003.
  5. “Fatigue of Polymers,” L. Pruitt, in Comprehensive Structural Integrity, R.O. Ritchie and Y. Murakami, Eds., Elsevier Science Limited, Oxford, 2002.
  6. “Conventional and Cross-linked Polyethylene Properties,” L. Pruitt, in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Guide for Better Performance, Bellmans, M. Ries, and J. Victor, Eds., Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004.
  7. “Advances in UHMWPE:Structure-Property-Processing Inter-relationships,” A. Bellare and L. Pruitt, in Joint Replacements and Bone Resorption A. Shanbhag, H. Rubash and J. Jacobs, Marcel Dekker, NY, 2004.
  8. “Alternative Bearings for Knee Articulation: Hopes and Realities,” M. Ries and L.Pruitt, in Surgery of the Knee, 4th Ed W.N. Scott, J. Insall, NY, 2005.
  9. “Morphological Analysis of Retrieved Cross-linked UHMWPE and Improved Microstructures for Enhanced Fatigue and Wear Performance,” L.Pruitt, in UHMWPE for Arthroplasty: From synthesis to implant, 121-132, Eds; L. Costa, E.M. Brach del Prever, P. Bracco, Torino, IT, 2005.
  10. “Structural Biomedical Polymers (Non-degradable),” L. Pruitt, in Comprehensive Biomaterials, Eds: L. Hutchins, P. Ducheyne, K. Healy. Elsevier, 2011.
  11. “Biomedical Polymers”, L. Pruitt, in Comprehensive Biomaterials, 2nd edition; Eds: L. Hutchins, P. Ducheyne, K. Healy. Elsevier, 2017.