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Medical tribology can be defined as the science of tribological phenomena in the human body, both those that naturally occur in the tissues or organs and those that arise after… Read more
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Preface
Chapter 1: Nanoparticles for biomedical applications: current status, trends and future challenges
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Nanoparticles of interest
1.3 Toxicology
1.4 Conclusion
Chapter 2: Synergism effects during friction and fretting corrosion experiments – focusing on biomaterials used as orthopedic implants
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Wear corrosion and fretting corrosion: theoretical background
2.3 Synergism between mechanical and corrosive degradation
2.4 Fretting corrosion: synergism
2.5 Wear corrosion: synergism
2.6 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 3: Application of biomedical-grade titanium alloys in trabecular bone and artificial joints
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction to biomedical-grade titanium alloys
3.2 Application of titanium alloys in trabecular bone
3.3 Application of titanium alloys in artificial joints
3.4 Conclusions
3.5 Acknowledgements
Chapter 4: Fatigue strengthening of an orthopedic Ti6Al4V alloy: what is the potential of a final shot peening process?
Abstract:
4.1 Titanium and its alloys
4.2 Fatigue failure after orthopedic surgical intervention
4.3 Mechanical surface treatments
4.4 Materials and methods
4.5 Results and discussion
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Wear determination on retrieved metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty: an example of extreme wear
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Case
5.3 Wear measurement
5.4 Results
5.5 Discussion
5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Natural articular joints: model of lamellar-roller-bearing lubrication and the nature of the cartilage surface
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Experimental
6.3 Surface of articular cartilage – wettability, charge density, interfacial energy and friction
6.4 Relation between surface energy, wettability and friction of a cartilage–cartilage tribopair
6.5 Lamellar-roller-bearing joint lubrication model
6.6 Conclusions
Chapter 7: Importance of bearing porosity in engineering and natural lubrication
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Experimental
7.3 Results and discussion
7.4 Conclusions
Chapter 8: Tribological characterization of human tooth enamel
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Structure and properties of tooth enamel
8.3 Factors influencing tribological behavior of tooth enamel: general remarks
8.4 Experimental studies of selected factors influencing the tribological behavior of human enamel
8.5 Concluding remarks
Chapter 9: Liposome-based carrier systems and devices used for pulmonary drug delivery
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Composition and properties of liposomes
9.3 Liposomes
9.4 Stability of liposomes
9.5 Proliposomes
9.6 Pulmonary drug delivery
9.7 Mechanism of particle deposition
9.8 Clearance of deposited particles
9.9 Pulmonary diseases
9.10 Pulmonary drug delivery devices
Index
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