Improved wear performance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene coated with hydrogenated diamond like carbon

Wear

Volumn 269, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 458-465

  Puertolas J A ^a   Martinez Nogues V ^a   Martinez Morlanes M J ^a   Mariscal, M D ^a   Medel, F J ^a   Lopez Santos C ^b   Yubero, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diamond like carbon; Joint prostheses; PECVD coating; Surface topography; UHMWPE; Wear testing

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTIES; ARTIFICIAL JOINT; BALL-ON-DISK; BODY TEMPERATURE; BOVINE SERUM; COATING SURFACE; COATING THICKNESS; CROSSLINKED; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; HYDROGENATED DIAMOND; MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; POTENTIAL METHODS; RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; SLIDING TEST; SOFT COMPONENTS; SURFACE HARDNESS; UHMW-PE; WEAR PERFORMANCE; WEAR-TESTING; WORN SURFACE;

CARBON FILMS; COATED MATERIALS; COATINGS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CROSSLINKING; DEPOSITION; DIAMONDS; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); HARDNESS; HYDROGENATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACES; THERMOPLASTICS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS;

EID: 77954313342     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.04.033     Document Type: Article

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