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Liquid Crystals in Biotribology

Synovial Joint Treatment

Sergey Ermakov, Alexandr Beletskii, Oleg Eismont, Vladimir Nikolaev (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 211 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-20348-5 (ISBN)

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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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.7.2015
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 mechanisms of reducing joint friction • Biomechanics of joint synovia • Boundary lubrication in synovial joints • Cholesteric liquid crystals • Friction and lubrication of solids • Friction, wear, and lubrication of joints • Intra-articular friction • Lubrication properties of synovia • Reducing joint friction • Treatment of joint pathologies
ISBN-10	3-319-20348-7 / 3319203487
ISBN-13	978-3-319-20348-5 / 9783319203485
Zustand	Neuware