Tribological behavior of DLC-coated articulating joint implants

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2335-2341

  Thorwarth, G ^a   Falub, C V ^a   Muller U ^a   Weisse, B ^a   Voisard, C ^b   Tobler, M ^c   Hauert, R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Synthes GmbH   (Switzerland)

^c No 1 Industrial Estate   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Diamond like carbon (DLC a C:H); Proteins; Roughness; Wear

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CARBON;

CARBON A; CARBON-COATED; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON (DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON-A-C:H); JOINT IMPLANTS; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; WEAR REDUCTION;

PROTEINS;

DIAMOND; BIOMATERIAL; CARBON;

ARTICLE; COATED PARTICLE; IMPLANT; JOINT; LUBRICATION; MATERIAL COATING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS;

CARBON; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DIAMOND; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 77956626070     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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