Wettability analysis of orthopaedic materials using optical contact angle methods

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 309-311 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1199-1202

  Salehi, A ^a   Tsai, S ^a   Pawar, V ^a   Sprague, J ^a   Hunter, G ^a   Varma, S ^b   Namavar, F ^b  

^a Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina; Cobalt chrome; Oxidized zirconium; Wettability; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BODY FLUIDS; CONTACT ANGLE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); THIN FILMS; ZIRCONIA;

COBALT CHROME; OPTICAL CONTACT ANGLE METHODS; OXIDIZED ZIRCONIUM; WETTABILITY;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 33645354809     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-992-x.1199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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