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Analysis of Chemisorbed Tribo-Film for Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Joint Prostheses by Raman Spectroscopy

RUFAQUA, R. VRBKA, M. HEMZAL, D. CHOUDHURY, D. REBENDA, D. KŘUPKA, I. HARTL, M.

Original Title

Analysis of Chemisorbed Tribo-Film for Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Joint Prostheses by Raman Spectroscopy

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

To understand the possible lubricant mechanism in ceramic-on-ceramic hip joint prostheses, biochemical reactions of the synovial fluid and the corresponding frictional coefficients were studied. The experiments were performed in a hip joint simulator using the ball-on-cup configuration with balls and cups made from two types of ceramics, BIOLOXforte and BIOLOXdelta. Different lubricants, namely albumin, gamma-globulin, hyaluronic acid and three model synovial fluids, were studied in the experiments and Raman spectroscopy was used to analyze the biochemical responses of these lubricants at the interface. BIOLOXdelta surface was found less reactive to proteins and model fluid lubricants. In contrast, BIOLOXforte ball surface has shown chemisorption with both proteins, hyaluronic acid and model fluids imitating total joint replacement and osteoarthritic joint. There was no direct correlation between the measured frictional coefficient and the observed chemical reactions. In summary, the study reveals chemistry of lubricant film formation on ceramic hip implant surfaces with various model synovial fluids and their components.

Keywords

synovial fluid; film formation; Raman spectroscopy; bio-tribology; tribo-chemistry

Authors

RUFAQUA, R.; VRBKA, M.; HEMZAL, D.; CHOUDHURY, D.; REBENDA, D.; KŘUPKA, I.; HARTL, M.

Released

1. 7. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basilej, Švýcarsko

ISBN

2079-4983

Periodical

Journal of Functional Biomaterials

Year of study

12

Number

2

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

18

Pages count

18

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/12/2/29

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/201547

BibTex

@article{BUT172282,
  author="Risha {Rufaqua} and Martin {Vrbka} and Dušan {Hemzal} and Dipankar {Choudhury} and David {Rebenda} and Ivan {Křupka} and Martin {Hartl}",
  title="Analysis of Chemisorbed Tribo-Film for Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Joint Prostheses by Raman Spectroscopy",
  journal="Journal of Functional Biomaterials",
  year="2021",
  volume="12",
  number="2",
  pages="1--18",
  doi="10.3390/jfb12020029",
  issn="2079-4983",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/12/2/29"
}