In vitro analysis of the wear, wear debris and biological activity of surface-engineered coatings for use in metal-on-metal total hip replacements

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-163

  Williams, S ^a   Tipper, J L ^a   Ingham, E ^a   Stone, M H ^b   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Hip prostheses; Metal on metal; Surface engineering; Wear; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; COBALT ALLOYS; HIP PROSTHESES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; BIOACTIVITY; CARBON; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATE COATINGS; CHROMIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DEBRIS; METAL IONS; METALS; NITRIDES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CYTOTOXICITY; METAL-ON-METAL; SURFACE ENGINEERING; SURFACE-ENGINEERED COATINGS; WEAR DEBRIS;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; METAL; NICKEL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FIBROBLAST; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REFERENCE VALUE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBROBLASTS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NICKEL; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; U937 CELLS;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; METAL-ION RELEASE; METAL-ON-METAL; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; SURFACE ENGINEERING; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR); WEAR DEBRIS;

EID: 0038613870     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103765212659     Document Type: Article

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