A multi-station rolling/sliding tribotester for knee bearing materials

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 380-385

  Van Citters, Douglas W ^a   Kennedy, Francis E ^a   Currier, John H ^a   Collier, John P ^a   Nichols, Thomas D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ESTERS; FATIGUE TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; SURGERY;

COBALT-CHROME CYLINDERS; RISKY REVISION SURGERY; SUBSURFACE CRACKING;

TRIBOLOGY;

BEARING; POLYETHYLENE; TESTING METHOD; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 2542470800     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1645536     Document Type: Article

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