Publication detail
Development of reciprocating tribometer for testing synovial joint
ČÍPEK, P. REBENDA, D. NEČAS, D. VRBKA, M. KŘUPKA, I.
English title
Development of reciprocating tribometer for testing synovial joint
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Original abstract
The painless movement is very important in active life; therefore, the right function of our synovial joints is necessary. The synovial joints can be injured during human life in several ways. When the synovial joint is too damaged, change for the artificial joint follows. The artificial joint does not have long lifetime; therefore, the operation of the damaged joint is usually postponed by medical treatments (viscosuplementation). Scientists have to understand lubrication and wear processes to postpone the operation of the artificial joint. There are too many unanswered questions in this field. However, recently this field of science is becoming very popular and the number of publications is increasing. This article is a presentation of a new tribometer for research in biotribologic field. The new tribometer will allow us to do research on lubrication of the human joint cartilage. We will be able to observe the cartilage-on-glass contact and visualize the lubrication film. We will also be able to measure friction coefficient during the experiments. This conception of tribometer does not exist among conventional suppliers.
English abstract
The painless movement is very important in active life; therefore, the right function of our synovial joints is necessary. The synovial joints can be injured during human life in several ways. When the synovial joint is too damaged, change for the artificial joint follows. The artificial joint does not have long lifetime; therefore, the operation of the damaged joint is usually postponed by medical treatments (viscosuplementation). Scientists have to understand lubrication and wear processes to postpone the operation of the artificial joint. There are too many unanswered questions in this field. However, recently this field of science is becoming very popular and the number of publications is increasing. This article is a presentation of a new tribometer for research in biotribologic field. The new tribometer will allow us to do research on lubrication of the human joint cartilage. We will be able to observe the cartilage-on-glass contact and visualize the lubrication film. We will also be able to measure friction coefficient during the experiments. This conception of tribometer does not exist among conventional suppliers.
Keywords in English
Keywords: biotribology, cartilage, friction, synovial fluid, reciprocating tribometer
Released
14.05.2018
Publisher
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
Location
Praha
ISBN
978-80-86246-88-8
ISSN
1805-8256
Book
Engineering Mechanics 2018
Pages from–to
169–172
Pages count
4
BIBTEX
@inproceedings{BUT149032,
author="Pavel {Čípek} and David {Rebenda} and David {Nečas} and Martin {Vrbka} and Ivan {Křupka},
title="Development of reciprocating tribometer for testing synovial joint",
booktitle="Engineering Mechanics 2018",
year="2018",
month="May",
pages="169--172",
publisher="Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague",
address="Praha",
isbn="978-80-86246-88-8",
issn="1805-8256"
}