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(v) Biotribology

  • University of Leeds
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Abstract

Basic principles of engineering tribology are briefly reviewed, in terms of surface metrology, contact mechanics, friction, lubrication and wear. In each of these topics, applications to artificial hip joints are discussed in detail. Various artificial hip joints with different bearing material combinations are considered, including ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene against metal or ceramic, metal-on-metal and ceramic-on-ceramic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-40
Number of pages9
JournalCurrent Orthopaedics
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Artificial hip joint
  • Biotribology
  • Ceramic-on-ceramic
  • Contact mechanics
  • Friction
  • Lubrication
  • Metal-on-metal
  • Surfaces
  • Tribology
  • UHMWPE (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene)
  • Wear

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