Evaluation of lubrication properties of hydrogel artificial cartilage materials for joint prosthesis

Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel with high water content is the candidate material for artificial cartilage. PVA hydrogels prepared by freeze-thawing (FT) method (PVA-FT gel), cast-drying (CD) method (PVA-CD gel) and hybrid method of FT and CD (PVA-hybrid gel) were developed and their friction an...

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Main Authors: S. Yarimitsu, S. Sasaki, T. Murakami, A. Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-03-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405451816000064