Cup with cross-linked polymer layer

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PATENT NO 9956081
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14169745

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This invention relates to a method of forming a polymer component and comprises blending polymer particles with antioxidant to form a mixture in which the antioxidant coats the polymer particles, irradiating the polymer particles to cross-link the polymer particles therein and forming the irradiated mixture into a consolidated component. The invention also relates to a method of forming an articular surface for a prosthesis and a prosthesis having a polymer articular bearing surface wherein at least one pre-determined portion of the bearing surface is provided with cross-linked polymer bonds.

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MCMINN DEREK JAMES WALLACEWEST MIDLANDS DY9 9RX

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McMinn, Derek James Wallace West Midlands, GB 35 1051

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