title: Identification of wear particles in tissue after implantation of different plastic materials.
abstract: A method is shown by which to identify wear particles of implanted plastic materials in tissue. A Mettler FP2 hot stage was used to determine the melting point of different elastomer particles in normal histological sections between the crossed nicols. By using a microcolorimeter Type MPE (Leitz, Wetzlar, Germany), additional information about the molecular degradation of wear particles was obtained.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D003124:Colorimetry; D004285:Dogs; D006621:Hip Joint; D006652:Histological Techniques; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008722:Methods; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis*; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010969:Plastics