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Reconciling in vivo and in vitro Kinetics of the Polymorphic Transformation in Zirconia-Toughened Alumina for Hip Joints: II. Theory
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, W. Zhu, M. Zanocco, E. Marin, N. Sugano, B.J. McEntire, and B.S. Bal In this paper, an updated analytical model...
Jun 2, 2021
Wear and Surface Degradation of Commercial ZTA Femoral Heads under Boundary Lubrication Conditions
Author(s): E. Marin, A. Rondinella, W. Zhu, B.J. McEntire, B.S. Bal, and G. Pezzotti The effect of frictional sliding on the surface...
Jun 2, 2021
Chemistry-Driven Structural Alterations in Short-Term Retrieved Ceramic-on-Metal Hip Implants: Evidence for in vivo Incompatibility between Ceramic and Metal Counterparts
Author(s): W. Zhu, G. Pezzotti, M. Boffelli, T. Chotanaphuti, S. Khuangsirikul, and N. Sugano Ceramic-on-metal (CoM) hip implants were...
Jun 2, 2021
On the Molecular Interaction between Femoral Heads and Polyethylene Liners in Artificial Hip Joints: Phenomenology and Molecular Scale Phenomena
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, B.S. Bal, E. Casagrande, N. Sugano, B.J. McEntire, W. Zhu, and L. Puppulin The chemical interaction of femoral...
Jun 2, 2021
Reconciling in vivo and in vitro Kinetics of the Polymorphic Transformation in Zirconia-Toughened Alumina for Hip Joints: III. Molecular Scale Mechanisms
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, B.S. Bal, M. Zanocco, E. Marin, N. Sugano, B.J. McEntire, and W. Zhu Understanding the intrinsic reason(s) for...
Jun 2, 2021
Composite Metallic-Ceramic Implants and Related Methods
Composite Metallic-Ceramic Implants and Related Methods US. Pat. 0262896 (2016) Author(s): Bal BS, McEntire BJ, Lakshminarayanan R,...
Jun 2, 2021
Reconciling in vivo and in vitro Kinetics of the Polymorphic Transformation in Zirconia-Toughened Alumina for Hip Joints: I. Phenomenology
Author(s): B.S. Bal, W. Zhu, M. Zanocco, E. Marin, N. Sugano, B.J. McEntire, and G. Pezzotti Exploitation of the toughening effect...
Jun 2, 2021
Silicon Nitride: A Bioceramic with a Gift
Author(s): G. Pezzotti In the closing decades of the 20th century, silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) was extensively developed for...
Jun 2, 2021
Data-Driven Innovations in Joint Replacement: Do Ceramic Femoral Heads Contribute to Polyethylene Oxidation?
Author(s): B. J. McEntire, G. Pezzotti, L. Puppulin, and B. Sonny Bal Renewed attention is being paid to biomaterials used in total hip...
Jun 2, 2021
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