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Transition Metal Ions Accelerate Polymorphic Phase Transformation in Zirconia-Toughened Alumina Artificial Hip Joints: An in vitro Study
Author(s): B. McEntire, W. Zhu, G. Pezzotti, E. Marin, N. Sugano, and B.S. Bal Femoral heads made from zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA)...
Jun 2, 2021
Comparative Wear Performance of Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings under Non-Standard Hip Simulation
Author(s): B.J. McEntire, R. Lakshminarayanan, D. Ray, I.C. Clarke, and G. Pezzotti The articulation performance of candidate bearings...
Jun 2, 2021
In Toto Microscopic Scanning of ZTA Femoral Head Retrievals using CAD-Assisted Confocal Raman Spectroscopy
Author(s): A. Rondinella, S. Affatato, E. Marin, W. Zhu, B.J. McEntire, B. Sonny Bal, T. Tateiwa, K. Yamamoto, et al The purpose of this...
Jun 2, 2021
Influence of Oxide versus Non-Oxide Femoral Heads on the Oxidation of Polyethylene Acetabular Liners
Author(s): B.S. Bal, L. Puppulin, B. McEntire, and G. Pezzotti The longevity of highly cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) bearings is...
Jun 2, 2021
In situ Monitoring of Osteosarcoma Cells on Surface-Modulated Silicon Nitride and Titanium Biomaterials
Author(s): B. McEntire, G. Pezzotti, R. Bock, W. Zhu, E. Marin, T. Adachi, and B.S. Bal Due to its remarkable stoichiometric flexibility...
Jun 2, 2021
In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Oxide and Non-Oxide Bioceramics for Arthro-plastic Devices: II. In situ Time-Lapse Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Author(s): F. Boschetto, N. Toyama, S. Horiguchi, R.M. Bock, B.J. McEntire, T. Adachi, E. Marin, W. Zhu, O. Mazda, B.S. Bal, G. Pezzotti ...
Jun 2, 2021
In Vitro versus In Vivo Phase Instability of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina Femoral Heads: A Critical Comparative Assessment
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, S. Affatato, A. Rondinella, M. Yorifuji, E. Marin, W. Zhu, B. McEntire, S. Bal, and K. Yamamoto A clear...
Jun 2, 2021
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...
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
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