Here are five highlights:
1. The service, which is carried out in accordance with ASTM F2003, is performed to support FDA and regulatory submissions, as well as R&D programs on new polymer materials.
2. Both conventional polymers and advanced UHMWPE components, such as Vitamin E-stabilized UHMWPE components, can be treated.
3. Typical applications for the new test including aging of acetabular liners in advance of total hip joint wear testing and impingement testing, and aging of tibial inserts in advance of total knee joint wear testing.
4. In addition to its wear and fatigue testing facilities, Lucideon offers a full tribiological service including surface evaluation, materials characterization and failure, debris and wear pattern analysis.
5. Lucideon is ISO 17025 accredited and works to universally accepted ISO and ASTM standards, as well as developing test methods where standards are not yet available.
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