Lubricating Ability of Langmuir-Blodgett Films as Boundary Lubricating Films on Articular Surfaces

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 776-781

  Higaki, Hidehiko ^a   Murakami, Teruo ^a   Nakanishi, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biotribology; Boundary Lubrication; Langmuir Blodgett Method; Phospholipid; Protein; Synovial Joint

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BODY FLUIDS; CARTILAGE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FRICTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; LIPIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTEINS; TRIBOLOGY;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIOTRIBOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SYNOVIAL FLUIDS;

SOLID LUBRICANTS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; FILM; LUBRICATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0031418485     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.40.776     Document Type: Article

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