Transition Metals Increase Hydrothermal Stability of Yttria-Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystals (3Y-TZP)
Author(s): W. Zhu, A. Fujiwara, N. Nishiike, E. Marin, N. Sugano, and G. Pezzotti In this paper, the influence of transition metals on...
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Jun 2, 2021
Bioceramics are Not Bioinert: The Role of Oxide and Non-Oxide Bioceramics on the Oxidation of UHMWPE Components in Artificial Joints
Author(s): A. Rondinella, E. Marin, B.J. McEntire, R.M. Bock, B.S. Bal, W.L. Zhu, K. Yamamoto, and G. Pezzotti The following research is...
Jun 2, 2021
Oxide Ceramic Femoral Heads Contribute to the Oxidation of Polyethylene Liners in Artificial Hip Joints
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, W. Zhu, N. Sugano, E. Marin, K. Yamamoto, N. Nishiike, T. Hori, A. Rondinella, B.J. McEntire, R. Bock, B. Sonny...
Jun 2, 2021
Degradation Phenomena Occurring in the Conical Taper of a Short-Term Retrieved ZTA Femoral Head: A Case Study
Author(s): A. Rondinella, E. Marin, F. Boschetto, M. Zanocco, W. Zhu, S. Affatato, K. Yamamoto, T. Tateiwa, et al Despite being the most...
Jun 2, 2021
Mechanisms Induced by Transition Metal Contaminants and their Effect on the Hydrothermal Stability of Zirconia-Containing Bioceramics: An XPS Study
Author(s): W. Zhu, A. Fujiwara, N. Nishiike, S. Nakashima, H. Gu, E. Marin, N. Sugano, and G. Pezzotti Zirconia containing bioceramics...
Jun 2, 2021
Surface Pre-Oxidation Improves the Wear Performance of Si3N4 Against UHMWPE
Author(s): A. Rondinella, E. Marin, M. Zanocco, F. Boschetto, and G. Pezzotti The present research was aimed at understanding the...
Jun 2, 2021
Tensor-Resolved Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Wear-Induced Residual Stress Fields in Long-Term Alumina Hip-Joint Retrievals
Author(s): W. Zhu, E. Marin, N. Sugano, and G. Pezzotti Polarized Raman spectroscopy was applied to evaluate the full set of stress...
Jun 2, 2021
Oxide Ceramic Femoral Heads Contribute to Polyethylene Liner Degradation
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, W. Zhu, N. Sugano, E. Marin, K. Yamamoto, N. Nishiike, T. Hori, B.J. McEntire, R. Bock, B.S. Bal Experimental...
Jun 2, 2021
Raman and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Characterizations of Thermal Stability of 3 mol% Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Ceramics
Author(s): W. Zhu, S. Nakashima, M. Matsuura, H. Gu, E. Marin, and G. Pezzotti Structural variations and phase stability in 3 mol%...
Jun 2, 2021
Burst Strength of BIOLOX®delta Femoral Heads and its Dependence on Low-Temperature Environmental Degradation
Author(s): T. Tateiwa, E. Marin, A. Rondinella, M. Ciniglio, W. Zhu, A. Saverio, G. Pezzotti, R.M. Bock, et al Zirconia-toughened...
Jun 2, 2021
Wear Simulation of Ceramic-on-Crosslinked Polyethylene Hip Prostheses: A New Non-Oxide Silicon Nitride versus the Gold Standard Composite Oxide Ceramic Femoral Heads
Author(s): M. Yorifuji, S. Affatato, T. Tateiwa, Y. Takahashi, T. Shishido, E. Marin, M. Zanocco, W. Zhu, G. Pezzotti, K. Yamamoto The...
Jun 2, 2021
Fretting Corrosion of Si3N4 vs CoCrMo Femoral Heads on Ti-6Al-V Trunnions
Author(s): P. Khullar, D. Zhu, and J.L. Gilbert Fretting corrosion at the head-neck taper junction was compared between silicon nitride...
Jun 2, 2021
Method for Improving the Wear Performance of Ceramic-Polyethylene or Ceramic-Ceramic Articulation Couples Utilized in Orthopaedic Joint Prostheses
Author(s): B. J. McEntire and R. M. Bock Methods for improving the wear performance of silicon nitride and/or other ceramic materials,...
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