Rapid Analyses of Polyetheretherketone Wear Characteristics by Accelerated Wear Testing with Microfabricated Surfaces for Artificial Joint Systems
Joint Authors
Su, Chen-Ying
Kuo, Chien-Wei
Fang, Hsu-Wei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Wear particle-induced biological responses are the major factors resulting in the loosening and then failure of total joint arthroplasties.
It is feasible to improve the lubrication and reduce the wear of artificial joint system.
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is considered as a potential bearing material due to its mechanical characteristics of resistance to fatigue strain.
The PEEK wear particles have been indicated to be involved in biological responses in vitro, and further studies regarding the wear phenomena and wear particle generation are needed.
In this study, we have established an accelerated wear testing system with microfabricated surfaces.
Various contact pressures and lubricants have been utilized in the accelerated wear tests.
Our results showed that increasing contact pressure resulted in an increase of wear particle sizes and wear rate, and the size of PEEK wear particles can be controlled by the feature size of microfabricated surfaces.
These results provided the information rapidly about factors that affect the morphology and amount of PEEK wear particles and can be applied in the future for application of PEEK on the biological articulation system.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Su, Chen-Ying& Kuo, Chien-Wei& Fang, Hsu-Wei. 2017. Rapid Analyses of Polyetheretherketone Wear Characteristics by Accelerated Wear Testing with Microfabricated Surfaces for Artificial Joint Systems. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137876
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Su, Chen-Ying…[et al.]. Rapid Analyses of Polyetheretherketone Wear Characteristics by Accelerated Wear Testing with Microfabricated Surfaces for Artificial Joint Systems. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137876
American Medical Association (AMA)
Su, Chen-Ying& Kuo, Chien-Wei& Fang, Hsu-Wei. Rapid Analyses of Polyetheretherketone Wear Characteristics by Accelerated Wear Testing with Microfabricated Surfaces for Artificial Joint Systems. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137876
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137876