Estimation of the minimum number of test specimens for fatigue testing (Gmin) of acrylic bone cement
Abstract
An approach to the estimation of fatigue testing (Gmin) of acrylic bone cement was studied. Using a non-linear minimization method, the estimates of the three Weibull parameters, m, No, and Na were determined iteratively. A total of 144 F values were computed when the two-parameter Weibull relationship was used and 72 when the three-parameter variant of the relationship was used. It was found that an estimate of G min allowed an expeditious assessment of a bone-cement's in vitro fatigue performance.
Publication Title
Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress
Recommended Citation
Lewis, G., & Sadhasivini, A. (2004). Estimation of the minimum number of test specimens for fatigue testing (Gmin) of acrylic bone cement. Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress, 1463. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/14674
