Biological effects of wear particles generated in total joint replacements: Trends and future prospects

Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 39-52

  Suner S ^a   Tipper, J L ^b   Emami, N ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological response; Biomaterials; Metal ions; Nanoparticles; Total joint replacements; Wear debris; Wear simulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ARTIFICIAL JOINT; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CELLULAR RESPONSE; CURRENT STATUS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HUMAN BODIES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; JOINT REPLACEMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE MOTION; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; WEAR DEBRIS; WEAR PARTICLES; WEAR PERFORMANCE; WEAR SIMULATION; WEAR SIMULATORS;

BIOMATERIALS; DEGRADATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; METAL IONS; NANOPARTICLES; TISSUE;

DEBRIS;

EID: 84865565205     PISSN: 17515831     EISSN: 1751584X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1751584X12Y.0000000005     Document Type: Review

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