Biosurface and Biotribology, 2022 Slippage is a common phenomenon between laparoscopic graspers and tissues during minimally invasive surgery, which may lead to inefficient surgical operations, prolonged operation time, and increased patient suffering.
Yan Guo, Chengmo Cai, Wei Li
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Review of the biomechanics and biotribology of osteochondral grafts used for surgical interventions in the knee [PDF]
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 2015 Eileen Ingham, Louise M Jennings
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Influence of Nanoparticle Chemical Composition on In Situ Hydrogel Friction
Tribology Online, 2023 Nanoparticles are promising candidates as direct therapeutics and delivery systems for osteoarthritis treatments, primarily via intraarticular injection, but little is known about the impact on sliding behavior for a soft material surface like cartilage ...
Connor Bovia +4 more
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Insight into the Lubrication and Adhesion Properties of Hyaluronan for Ocular Drug Delivery
Biomolecules, 2021 Hyaluronan (HA) is widely used for eye drops as lubricant to counteract dry eye disease. High and low molecular weight HA are currently used in ophthalmology.
Mikuláš Černohlávek +10 more
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Synovial Joints. Tribology, Regeneration, Regenerative Rehabilitation and Arthroplasty
Lubricants, 2021 Synovial joints are unique biological tribosystems that allow a person to perform a wide range of movements with minimal energy consumption. In recent years, they have been increasingly called “smart friction units” due to their ability to self-repair ...
Valentin L. Popov +2 more
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Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)
Invertebrate Biology, Volume 142, Issue 3, September 2023., 2023 Abstract The radula is the ingesta‐gathering structure in Mollusca. As interface, it has to perform various tasks without functional deterioration caused by wear. Wear prevention is well investigated in mollusks that forage on rocks and that generate high punctual pressure with their hard teeth, which contain high inorganic contents at their tips.
Wencke Krings, Stanislav N. Gorb
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The stick-slip phenomenon occurring between human skin and other surfaces [PDF]
Journal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society, 2023 This paper analyses the stick-slip phenomenon in tribosystems that include human skin and biocompatible polyethylene UHMWPE. The study focuses on the theoretical stability conditions of the movement of the UHMWPE polyethylene specimen in contact with ...
Andrei Tudor +3 more
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Synovial joint lubrication – does nature teach more effective engineering lubrication strategies? [PDF]
, 2007 Nature shows numerous examples of systems which show energy efficiency, elegance in their design and optimum use of materials. Biomimetics is an emerging field of research in engineering and successes have been documented in the diverse fields of ...
Liskiewicz, T. +3 more
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Theoretical approach of studying human fingers modelled as inflated membranes and experimental validation of study [PDF]
Journal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society, 2023 The human hand has evolved to become the most complex and versatile grasping and manipulation tool. The fingers play a crucial role in acquiring information about touched objects through tactile and thermal sensors.
Andrei Călin +3 more
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Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites [PDF]
, 2020 In this work, different graphene-related materials (GRMs) and polyamide-6 (PA6) were melt compounded by twin screw extrusion. The GRMs prepared were graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and silane ...
Elmarakbi, Ahmed +3 more
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