The lubricative function of artificial joint material surfaces by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Comparison with natural synovial joint surface

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-437

  Kobayashi, Masanori ^a,c   Oka, Masanori ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Artificial joint material; Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM); Liquid crystal; Lubrication mechanism

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LASER APPLICATIONS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MACROMOLECULES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING;

ARTIFICIAL JOINTS; SYNOVIAL FLUIDS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ARTIFICIAL JOINT MATERIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEL; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LUBRICATION; MACROMOLECULE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RABBIT; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0346218210     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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