Search results for: ENDOPROSTHETIC MATERIALS

• THE ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF STRESS DISTRIBUTION ON WEAR PROFILE IN LUBRICATED SLIDING CONTACT OF UHMW-PE VS TITANIUM Ti-13Nb-13Zr ALLOY

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  • K. Zasińska
  • T. Seramak
  • J. Łubiński
  • G. Rotta

  - TRIBOLOGIA - Year 2017

  Metal – polymer sliding contacts are a typical combination in industry and medicine. For decades such a set of materials has been the primary choice in human joints endoprosthetic technology. In this paper tribological issues of are presented from a research on the potential for practical use of Ti-13Nb-13Zr/UHMW-PE couple for orthopedic endoprosthesis. In tests on simplified models it is critically important to carefully...

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• Corrosion degradation of spacers – examination of changes in bone cement coating.

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  • M. Wekwejt
  • B. Świeczko-Żurek
  • A. Zaborowska
  • A. Zaborowski
  • M. Szkodo

  - European Journal of Medical Technologies - Year 2017

  Spacer is a special implant used at the time of infection after endoprosthetic surgery. It consists of a metal core and bone cement coating with an antibiotic. In the human body spacers are exposed to degradation processes. This paper looks at the effect of corrosion on spacers. Electrochemical corrosion tests were performer on titanium pins with bone cement coating in two solutions: Ringer’s solution and artificial...

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