Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7003512 | Tribology International | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠By integrating a hip simulator, tribocorrosion behaviour of hip components can be assessed. ⺠Mechanical wear of hip implants can be accelerated by electrochemical corrosion, vice versa. ⺠The reduction of metallic ions and total material loss can be attributed to a tribofilm formation.
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Authors
Yu Yan, Anne Neville, James Hesketh, Duncan Dowson,