Tribological altruism: A sacrificial layer mechanism of synovial joint lubrication in articular cartilage

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2426-2431

  Chan, S M T ^a   Neu, C P ^a   DuRaine, G ^a   Komvopoulos, K ^b   Reddi, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Boundary lubrication; Replenishment; Sacrificial lubrication; Wear

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BOUNDARY LUBRICANTS; BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIRECT IMAGING; FLUID LUBRICATION; FRICTION AND WEAR; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MOLECULARLY THIN FILMS; PROTEIN LOSS; PROTEOGLYCANS; SACRIFICIAL LAYER; SLIDING SURFACE; SUPERFICIAL ZONE PROTEINS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIAL JOINTS;

FRICTION; LUBRICATION; REPLENISHMENT (WATER RESOURCES); TISSUE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CARTILAGE;

COLLAGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SUPERFICIAL ZONE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FRICTION; GAIT; JOINT EXAMINATION; LUBRICATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMUR; FRICTION; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 84865862856     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.06.036     Document Type: Article

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