Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films are favored for wear components because of diamond-like hardness, low friction, low wear, and high corrosion resistance (Schultz et al., Mat-wiss u Werkstofftech 2004;35:924-928; Lappalainen et al., J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2003;66B:410-413; Tiainen, Diam Relat Mater 2001;10:153-160). Several studies have demonstrated their inertness, nontoxicity, and t...

The investigation of Lubricated Friction and Wear is an extended study. The aim of this study is to investigate the friction and wear characteristics of Jatropha oil based biolubricant by using Cygnus Wear Testing Machine under load of 30N, a high rotating speed of 2000 rpm and one hour operation time. In this study, SEA 40 was used as a reference base lubricant. As a biolubricant various blend...

Computational Comparison +Bhattacharya, S; Goel V.K; Greenwald A.S +Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Cleveland, OH, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH [email protected] INTRODUCTION: Osteolysis associated with polyethylene wear has been identified as an important clinical issue with joint arthroplasties [1]. Bench top simulations have emerged as a powerful preclinical tool to predict the we...

Cross-linked polyethylenes are being marketed by orthopaedic manufacturers to address the problem of osteolysis caused by polyethylene particulate wear debris. Wear testing of these cross-linked polyethylenes in hip simulators has shown dramatic reduction in wear rate compared with standard ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, either gamma irradiated in air or nitrogen - or ethylene oxide-s...

PURPOSE Severe wear of cast commercial pure (CP) titanium teeth was observed in a clinical survey. This study evaluated the wear resistance of cast CP titanium and titanium alloy teeth after the surface was modified using laser technology. METHODS Teeth patterns were duplicated from artificial first molars (Livdent FB30, GC, Japan). All teeth specimens were cast with CP Ti grade 3 (T-Alloy H,...

The temporal change of the direction of sliding relative to the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) component of prosthetic joints is known to be of crucial importance with respect to wear. One complete revolution of the resultant friction vector is commonly called a wear cycle. It was hypothesized that in order to accelerate the wear test, the cycle frequency may be substantially ...

Tribochemical reactions in a protein lubricated metal-on-metal (MoM) sliding contact may play a significant role for its wear performance. Such reactions lead to the formation of a carbonaceous 'tribofilm', which can act as a protective layer against corrosion and wear. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of contact load on wear and the formation and retention of tribofilms. W...

Metal deposition at the tool flank wear-land during machining is a common phenomenon, especially in machining aluminum alloys and annealed teels. The cause of metal deposit has not been studied and the characteristics of the wear-land and deposit contact are not completely known. In his study, a turning test was conducted using tungsten carbide (WC) tools with pre-generated wear-land to machine...

STUDY DESIGN In vitro wear testing of the Bryan Cervical Disc prosthesis was performed in a cervical spine simulator. The biologic response was assessed in chimpanzee and goat animal models. OBJECTIVE Determine the wear characteristics of the Bryan disc. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Large joint arthroplasties fail most commonly by wear and consequent formation of particulate material, which i...