Numerical surface characterization of wear debris from artificial joints using atomic force microscopy

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4583-4588

  Yuan, ChengQing ^a,b   Jin, ZhongMin ^b   Tipper, J L ^b   Yan, XinPing ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial joints; Atomic force microscopy; Numerical surface characterization; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

EID: 74749086400     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0588-2     Document Type: Article

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