Current Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40, February 2006

(v) Biotribology

  • Z.M. Jin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441133437471; fax: +441132424611.
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  • M. Stone

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Leeds, UK
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  • E. Ingham

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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  • J. Fisher

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK

Summary 

Basic principles of engineering tribology are briefly reviewed, in terms of surface metrology, contact mechanics, friction, lubrication and wear. In each of these topics, applications to artificial hip joints are discussed in detail. Various artificial hip joints with different bearing material combinations are considered, including ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene against metal or ceramic, metal-on-metal and ceramic-on-ceramic.

Keywords: Tribology, Surfaces, Contact mechanics, Friction, Lubrication, Wear, Biotribology, Artificial hip joint, UHMWPE (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene), Metal-on-metal, Ceramic-on-ceramic

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PII: S0268-0890(05)00160-X

doi:10.1016/j.cuor.2005.09.005

Current Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40, February 2006

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