Friction, Lubrication and Wear of Artificial Joints

Tribology has been central to the development of this field of engineering and Friction, Lubrication, and Wear of Artificial Joints brings together the work of the foremost authorities.  Recent key work, particularly on hip and knee replacement prostheses form the major part of this book. Artificial joint technology, clinical practice, and the monitoring of on-going wear in use have progressed by leaps and bounds in the last few years.  Medical research engineers, tribology specialists, and materials technologists each play an important role in ensuring that this marriage of engineering and medicine delivers the best possible outcome for the patients who receive the implants.

 Contents of this book include:  

Biotribology - A personal viewThe influence of component geometry on the measurement of wearA tribological study of metal-on-metal total replacement hip jointsThe lubrication and friction of conventional UHMWPE, novel compliant layer and hard bearing surfaces for use in total hip prosthesesPrediction of lubricating film thickness in UHMWPE hip joint replacementsWear of ceramic-on-ceramic hip prostheses under micro-separation simulation conditionsFriction and wear testing of DLC type coatings on total hip replacement prosthesesSimulator testing of total knee replacement A new measurement method for wear scars generated with knee simulators