Compliant layer knee bearings. Part I: Friction and lubrication

Wear

Volumn 269, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 325-330

  Flannery, M ^a   Flanagan, S ^a   Jones, E ^b   Birkinshaw, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Stryker Howmedica Osteonics   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compliant layer; Fluid film lubrication; Friction; Knee joint; Stribeck curve

Indexed keywords

ARTICULATION SYSTEMS; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CERAMIC BEARING; COMPLIANT LAYER; CONVENTIONAL METALS; FEMORAL COMPONENT; FLUID-FILM LUBRICATION; FRICTION AND WEAR; FRICTION FACTORS; FRICTIONAL TORQUE; HIP BEARINGS; IN-VITRO; KNEE JOINT; LOW FRICTION; LUBRICATION REGIMES; PROTEIN LAYERS; SOFT POLYMERS; STRIBECK CURVE; TIBIAL INSERTS; WEAR PERFORMANCE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FLUIDS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LUBRICANTS; NONMETALLIC BEARINGS; PROTEINS; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION;

EID: 77954309925     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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