The role of lamellate phospholipid bilayers in lubrication of joints

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 101-106

  Pawlak, Zenon ^a,b   Urbaniak, W ^b   Gadomski, Adam ^c   Yusuf, Kehinde Q ^d   Afara, Isaac O ^d   Oloyede, Adekunle ^d  

^a Tribochemistry Consulting   (United States)

^b University of Economy   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Friction coefficient; Lipids; Wettability

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID BILAYER; LUBRICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING; WETTABILITY;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID BILAYERS; LUBRICATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WETTABILITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873281783     PISSN: 1509409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5277/abb120411     Document Type: Article

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