Fluid film lubrication in artificial hip joints

Tribology Series

Volumn 41, Issue , 2003, Pages 237-256

  Jin, Z M ^a   Medley, J B ^b   Dowson, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COBALT; ELASTOMER; LUBRICATING AGENT; POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN; STAINLESS STEEL; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CERAMICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILM; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; METAL IMPLANTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0042711188     PISSN: 01678922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8922(03)80136-0     Document Type: Article

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