ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2010
Influence of dynamic load on friction behavior of human articular cartilage, stainless steel and polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel as artificial cartilage.
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- Cartilage Integrity: A Review of Mechanical and Frictional Properties and Repair Approaches in Osteoarthritis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- PVA-Based Hydrogels Loaded with Diclofenac for Cartilage Replacement.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Triborheological Study under Physiological Conditions of PVA Hydrogel/HA Lubricant as Synthetic System for Soft Tissue Replacement.Polymers · 2021Article
- Tribomechanical Comparison between PVA Hydrogels Obtained Using Different Processing Conditions and Human Cartilage.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Simple geometry tribological study of osteochondral graft implantation in the knee.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2018Article
- Investigation of contact characteristics and frictional properties of natural articular cartilage at two different surface configurations.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2017Article
- Tailoring hydrogel surface properties to modulate cellular response to shear loading.Acta biomaterialia · 2017Article
- ESTABLISHING A LIVE CARTILAGE-ON-CARTILAGE INTERFACE FOR TRIBOLOGICAL TESTING.Biotribology (Oxford) · 2017Article
- Analysis of friction between articular cartilage and polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel artificial cartilage.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2016Article
- Review of the biomechanics and biotribology of osteochondral grafts used for surgical interventions in the knee.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2015Review
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- Hydrogels for the repair of articular cartilage defects.Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews · 2011Review
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Abstract
Many biomaterials are being developed to be used for cartilage substitution and hemiarthroplasty implants. The lubrication property is a key feature of the artificial cartilage. The frictional behavior of human articular cartilage, stainless steel and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel were investigated under cartilage-on-PVA hydrogel contact, cartilage-on-cartilage contact and cartilage-on-stainless steel contact using pin-on-plate method. Tests under static load, cyclic load and 1 min load change were used to evaluate friction variations in reciprocating motion. The results showed that the lubrication property of cartilage-on-PVA hydrogel contact and cartilage-on-stainless steel contact were restored in both 1 min load change and cyclic load tests. The friction coefficient of PVA hydrogel decreased from 0.178 to 0.076 in 60 min, which was almost one-third of the value under static load in continuous sliding tests. In each test, the friction coefficient of cartilage-on-cartilage contact maintained far lower value than other contacts. It is indicated that a key feature of artificial cartilage is the biphasic lubrication properties.
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