... this condition [( 9 )], there is an imperative need to minimize complications associated with wear to improve the longevity of both the cartilage and the implant. articular cartilage biomaterials friction hemiarthroplasty wear alumina biological tissues biomechanics biomedical materials...

... biomedical materials crystal structure crystallisation filled polymers friction gold nanocomposites nanomedicine nanoparticles particle reinforced composites pharmaceuticals wear 07 07 2010 19 01 2011 18 03 2011 18 03 2011 2011 American Society of Mechanical...

... surface ( s -head) equivalent discrete spherical convolution (EDSC) spherical fast Fourier transform (SFFT) fixed-tracked method (FTM) metal-on-metal hip joint biology computing biomechanics biomedical materials bone elastic deformation electrodynamics Fourier transforms lubrication...

.... The predicted three-dimensional film distributions ( a ), the cross-sectional film profiles ( b ), and pressure distributions ( c ) at the instant t = 0.01 s 08 12 2006 12 09 2007 17 12 2007 biomechanics biomedical materials bone elastic deformation elastodynamics...

... showed a layered-like structure of debris that could have acted as a lubricant and caused a very low friction coefficient as the tests progressed. surface hardening chromium hardness corrosion resistance biomedical materials friction scanning electron microscopy transmission electron microscopy...

... from solution by the particulates. The studies showed that this effect was nonexistent without the presence of the Er 3 + ions. bio-ferrography debris wear particles polyethylene prosthesis UHMWPE hip simulator wear polymers biomedical materials scanning electron...

... arthroplasty. 02 03 2004 06 07 2005 friction wear polymers prosthetics biomechanics biomedical materials mechanical contact There continues to be considerable uncertainty regarding the principal determinants of tribology in total joint arthroplasty articulations employing...

... testing, with periodic assessments of stop/start conditions. Circularly translating pin-on-disk motion, adapted from Saikko ( 16 ). The net effect of the translation is a circular wear track on the disk, represented on the far right. biomedical materials orthopaedics prosthetics polymers...

... of crossing motion have been reported 1 2 3 4 . polymers biomedical materials sliding friction biomechanics orthopaedics gait analysis mechanical contact slip wear testing statistical analysis 24 January 2003 10 March 2004 07 04 2005 Contributed by the Tribology...

... of both the cup inclination angle and the combined flexion-extension and internal-external rotation on the lubrication were analyzed. 17 03 2004 22 03 2005 polymers lubrication prosthetics biomedical materials biomechanics physiological models orthopaedics Elastohydrodynamic...

... February 2003 21 July 2003 19 04 2004 polymers polymer structure gamma-ray effects biomedical materials prosthetics indentation sliding friction biomechanics molecular weight creep transmission electron microscopy wear resistance scanning electron microscopy Total...

... alloys chromium alloys biomedical materials prosthetics The wear tests were done with a 12-station circularly translating pin-on-disk (CTPOD) device described in detail elsewhere 3 . The flat end of a polyethylene cylinder (pin), 8.92 mm dia., was pressed against the flat horizontal...

...Michael D. Bryant; Thierry Blanchet; Q. Jane Wang; Timothy C. Ovaert; Ali Erdemir,; George R. Fenske, and; Roger B. Poeppel; Tabrez Ebrahim 19 03 2003 tribology biomedical materials dentistry prosthetics cardiology biomedical equipment professional communication...