Conceptualisation of articular cartilage as a giant reverse micelle: A hypothetical mechanism for joint biocushioning and lubrication

BioSystems

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-201

  Pawlak, Zenon ^a,b,c   Oloyede, Adekunle ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cartilage lubrication; Lamellar biolubrication; Liposome; Microelectrophoresis; Reverse micelle; Surface charge density

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; HYDROGEN; HYDROXIDE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID; SODIUM;

ADSORPTION; BONE; COLLOID; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOVEMENT; PH; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; JOINT FUNCTION; LUBRICATION; MICROELECTROPHORESIS; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; REVERSE MICELLE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 54849437710     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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