Development of a Synthetic Synovial Fluid for Tribological Testing

Wear tests of joint prostheses are usually performed using bovine calf serum. The results from different laboratories are hardly ever comparable as, for example, the protein concentration and the protein composition of the serum-based test liquids vary. In addition, the viscosity of these test liqui...

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Main Authors: Emely Lea Bortel, Baptiste Charbonnier, Roman Heuberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Lubricants
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/3/4/664