Tribological characterization of a biocompatible thin film of UHMWPE on Ti6Al4V and the effects of PFPE as top lubricating layer

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 953-960

  Panjwani, Bharat ^a   Satyanarayana, Nalam ^a   Sinha, Sujeet K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coating; Friction; Ti6Al4V; Tribology; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

BALL-ON-DISK; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIPCOATING METHODS; LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; NORMAL LOADS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; TI-6AL-4V ALLOY; TI6AL4V; TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TRIBOMETERS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; DURABILITY; FRICTION; POLYETHYLENES; ROTATING DISKS; THIN FILMS; TRIBOLOGY;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BIOMATERIAL; LUBRICATING AGENT; SERPACWA; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; SILICONE NITRATE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BALL ON DISK TRIBOMETER; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; FRICTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIAL COATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; ROTATIONAL SPEED; THICKNESS; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ETHERS; FIBROBLASTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LUBRICANTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICE; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 79960560237     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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