Lubrication and wear of alumina-alumina hip bearings

Tribology Series

Volumn 40, Issue , 2002, Pages 387-397

  Cheng, N Y ^a   Medley, J B ^a   Bobyn, J D ^b   Krygier, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOMETRY; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL IMPLANTATION; SIMULATOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0036909625     PISSN: 01678922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8922(02)80043-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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