SEDL / Special Technical Publications (STPs)

Gain insight into the technology and developments leading to new standards. Special Technical Publications (STPs) are collections of peer-reviewed papers, usually presented at symposia sponsored by ASTM's 140 technical committees.


Most Recent 25 Published STPs

Boundary Effects of Gripping System on Internal Shear Strength Tests of Multi-Component Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Cyclic Shear Testing of a Multi-Component Geosynthetic Clay Liner
Large-Scale Flow Testing through Seamed and Unseamed Samples of a Multi-Component Geosynthetic Clay Liner
Peel Testing and Moisture Effects for Coated/Laminated Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Flow Rate Measurement in Multi-Component Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Denatured Protein Deposits Identified on Simulator and Explant Hip Bearings
Lymphocyte Reactivity to Nickel Correlates with Reported High-Pain Levels in Patients with Total Joint Arthroplasties: Implications for Pain-Related Hypersensitivity Responses
Study on Tribological and Electrochemical Performance of Metal Artificial Hip Joint Materials in Simulated Synovial Fluids
Approach, Rationale, and Examples of Metal-on-Metal Device Retrieval and Analysis for Evidence-Based Education
Tribochemical Reactions in Metal-on-Metal Hip Joints Influence Wear and Corrosion
Method of Characterizing Fretting and Corrosion at the Various Taper Connections of Retrieved Modular Components from Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty
A Prospective Case Series Examining the Use of a Large-Head Metal-on-Metal Total Hip System
Serum Metal Ion Concentrations Decline (But Do Not Rapidly Normalize) Following Revision of Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Bearings
Development of a Stop-Dwell-Start (SDS) Protocol for In Vitro Wear Testing of Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacements
Prevalence of Metal-on-Metal Bearings in the United States
A Method to Isolate and Characterize Wear Debris from Synovial Fluid and Tissues
Microstructure of Retrievals Made from Standard Cast HC-CoCrMo Alloys
Normal and Adverse Wear Patterns Created In-Vivo on Metal-on-Metal Surfaces—A Retrieval Study Representing Four Vendors
Analysis of Comprehensive Measurements from Retrieved Implants to Determine Factors Contributing to Failure Modes and Wear
Metal-on-Metal and Other Bearing Trends Among Fellows of the AAOS
Plastic Deformation from Edge Loading is Common on Retrieved Metal-on-Metal Hips and Can Be Predicted With Finite Element Analysis
Low Cobalt and Chromium Levels from a Single Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty Implant

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