Competitive Binding of Bilirubin and Fatty Acid on Serum Albumin Affects Wear of UHMWPE

Total Joint Replacement (TJR) devices undergo standardized wear testing in mechanical simulators while submerged in a proteinaceous testing solution to mimic the environmental conditions of artificial joints in the human body. Typically, bovine calf serum is used to provide the required protein cont...

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Main Authors: Spencer Fullam, Jade He, Caroline S. Scholl, Thomas M. Schmid, Markus A. Wimmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Lubricants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/8/5/53