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 Recently Published STPs

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