Texturing of UHMWPE surface via NIL for low friction and wear properties

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kustandi, Tanu Suryadi ^a   Choo, Jian Huei ^b   Low, Hong Yee ^a   Sinha, Sujeet K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FRICTION AND WEAR; FRICTIONAL WEAR; LOW FRICTION; MATERIAL TRANSFERS; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NORMAL LOADS; RECIPROCATING WEAR; SILICON NITRIDE BALLS; SLIDING CONDITIONS; SLIDING SURFACE; SURFACE TEXTURES; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TRIBOMETERS; UHMW-PE; USEFUL LIFE; WEAR DEPTH;

FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; SILICON NITRIDE; SURFACES; TEXTURES; TRIBOLOGY;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 72449142346     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/1/015301     Document Type: Article

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