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Towards the Understanding of Lubrication Mechanisms in Total Knee Replacements – Part I: Experimental Investigations

NEČAS, D. VRBKA, M. MARIAN, M. ROTHAMMER, B. TREMMEL, S. WARTZACK, S. GALANDÁKOVÁ, A. GALLO, J. WIMMER, M. KŘUPKA, I. HARTL, M.

Anglický název

Towards the Understanding of Lubrication Mechanisms in Total Knee Replacements – Part I: Experimental Investigations

Typ

Článek WoS

Jazyk

en

Originální abstrakt

This contribution is aimed at the detailed understanding of lubrication mechanisms within total knee replacement. While Part I is focused on the experimental investigation, Part II deals with the development of a predictive numerical model. Here, a knee simulator was used for direct optical observation of the contacts between a metal femoral and a transparent polymer components. Transient dynamic conditions were applied. Mimicked synovial fluids with fluorescently labelled constituents were used as the test lubricants. The results showed that γ-globulin forms thin boundary lubricating film, being reinforced by the interaction of phospholipids and hyaluronic acid. Further development of lubricating film is attributed to albumin layering. Based on the results, a novel lubrication model of the knee implant is proposed.

Klíčová slova anglicky

Total knee replacement; Knee simulator; Fluorescent microscopy; Lubrication; Experiment

Vydáno

2021-04-01

Nakladatel

Elsevier

Místo

Nizozemsko

ISSN

0301-679X

Časopis

Tribology International

Ročník

156

Číslo

4

Strany od–do

106874–106874

Počet stran

13

BIBTEX


@article{BUT167649,
  author="David {Nečas} and Martin {Vrbka} and Max {Marian} and Benedict {Rothammer} and Stephan {Tremmel} and Sandro {Wartzack} and Adéla {Galandáková} and Jiří {Gallo} and Markus A. {Wimmer} and Ivan {Křupka} and Martin {Hartl}",
  title="Towards the Understanding of Lubrication Mechanisms in Total Knee Replacements – Part I: Experimental Investigations",
  journal="Tribology International",
  year="2021",
  volume="156",
  number="4",
  pages="106874--106874",
  doi="10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106874",
  issn="0301-679X",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301679X21000220"
}