Liquid Crystals in Biotribology - Sergey Ermakov, Alexandr Beletskii, Oleg Eismont, Vladimir Nikolaev

Liquid Crystals in Biotribology

Synovial Joint Treatment
Buch | Softcover
XII, 211 Seiten
2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-37371-3 (ISBN)
106,99 inkl. MwSt
This book summarizes the theoretical and experimental studies confirming the concept of the liquid-crystalline nature of boundary lubrication in synovial joints. It is shown that cholesteric liquid crystals in the synovial liquid play a significant role in the mechanism of intra-articular friction reduction. The results of structural, rheological and tribological research of the creation of artificial synovial liquids containing cholesteric liquid crystals in natural synovial liquids are described. These liquid crystals reproduce the lubrication properties of natural synovia and provide a high chondroprotective efficiency. They were tested in osteoarthritis models and in clinical practice.

Introduction.- Biomechanics of Joint Synovia.- Brief Review of Liquid Crystals.- Modern Concepts of Friction and Lubrication of Solids.- Modern Concepts of Friction, Wear and Lubrication of Joints.- Effect of Liquid Crystals on Biological Mechanisms of Reducing Joint Friction.- Liquid Crystals as Effective Preparations for Treatment of Joint and Similar Pathologies.- Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Zusatzinfo XII, 211 p. 105 illus., 9 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Angewandte Physik
Schlagworte Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics • Biological mechanisms of reducing joint friction • Biomechanics of joint synovia • biomedical engineering • Biophysics • Boundary lubrication in synovial joints • Cholesteric liquid crystals • Conservative Orthopedics • Friction and lubrication of solids • Friction, wear, and lubrication of joints • Intra-articular friction • Lubrication properties of synovia • materials / states of matter • medical physics • Physics • Physics and Astronomy • Reducing joint friction • Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Micro • Surgical orthopaedics and fractures • Treatment of joint pathologies • Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings • Tribology (friction and lubrication)
ISBN-10 3-319-37371-4 / 3319373714
ISBN-13 978-3-319-37371-3 / 9783319373713
Zustand Neuware
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