Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.

Hydroxyapatite has been rubbed against ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) under calcium-containg aqueous solutions. Further, hardness tests were carried out in air and in calcium-containing solutions whose pH ranged from pH 5 to pH 9. Hardness was found to vary with pH with a peak at...

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Main Authors: Mazeau, G, Czernuszka, J
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: 2001
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description Hydroxyapatite has been rubbed against ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) under calcium-containg aqueous solutions. Further, hardness tests were carried out in air and in calcium-containing solutions whose pH ranged from pH 5 to pH 9. Hardness was found to vary with pH with a peak at around pH 7, i.e. - a chemomechanical effect was observed. Wear tests consisted in sliding hydroxyapatite samples against a UHMWPE disk for eight hours when lubricated by the same solutions as those used for the hardness tests. Volume loss, pH and calcium concentration were measured for up to 8 hours of sliding. Linking wear tests results with hardness results and supersaturation levels, it was concluded that two wear mechanisms occurred. A chemical mechanism depending on supersaturation occurred at the early stages of sliding. The wear rate was essentially independent of hardness during this stage. After a few hours, depending on the supersaturation of the lubricant, the chemical mechanism turned into a chemomechanical mechanism dependant on hardness.
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spelling oxford-uuid:2d339f2f-291e-40ab-ae9c-f9d8d2b1825c2022-03-26T12:41:20ZMaterial removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:2d339f2f-291e-40ab-ae9c-f9d8d2b1825cEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Mazeau, GCzernuszka, JHydroxyapatite has been rubbed against ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) under calcium-containg aqueous solutions. Further, hardness tests were carried out in air and in calcium-containing solutions whose pH ranged from pH 5 to pH 9. Hardness was found to vary with pH with a peak at around pH 7, i.e. - a chemomechanical effect was observed. Wear tests consisted in sliding hydroxyapatite samples against a UHMWPE disk for eight hours when lubricated by the same solutions as those used for the hardness tests. Volume loss, pH and calcium concentration were measured for up to 8 hours of sliding. Linking wear tests results with hardness results and supersaturation levels, it was concluded that two wear mechanisms occurred. A chemical mechanism depending on supersaturation occurred at the early stages of sliding. The wear rate was essentially independent of hardness during this stage. After a few hours, depending on the supersaturation of the lubricant, the chemical mechanism turned into a chemomechanical mechanism dependant on hardness.
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Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.
title Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.
title_full Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.
title_fullStr Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.
title_full_unstemmed Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.
title_short Material removal during the sliding of hydroxyapatite against UHMWPE.
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