Retrospective lifetime estimation of failed and explanted diamond-like carbon coated hip joint balls

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3170-3176

  Hauert, R ^a   Falub, C V ^a,c   Thorwarth, G ^a,d   Thorwarth, K ^a   Affolter, Ch ^a   Stiefel, M ^a   Podleska, L E ^b   Taeger, G ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Synthes GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coating; Corrosion; Delamination; Diamond like carbon; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM COATINGS; AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; DEPTH PROFILING; DIAMONDS; DISSOLUTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); ION BEAMS; PROTEINS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CARBON-COATED; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COATINGS; DIAMOND-LIKE; FEMORAL HEADS; HIP JOINTS; LIFETIME ESTIMATION; OSTEOLYSIS; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS; WEAR PARTICLES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON; DIAMOND; POLYETHYLENE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIAL COATING; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84863210421     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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