Lubrication and wear of artificial knee joint materials in a rolling/sliding tribotester

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 326-335

  Kennedy, Francis E ^a   Van Citters, Douglas W ^a   Wongseedakaew, Khanittha ^b   Mongkolwongrojn, Mongkol ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Knee prosthesis; Oscillatory contact; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; REYNOLDS EQUATION; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSCILLATORY CONTACT; ROLLING/SLIDING TRIBOTESTER;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

COBALT ALLOYS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; REYNOLDS EQUATION; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 34249018204     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2464130     Document Type: Article

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