Liquid crystals in biotribology [electronic resource] : synovial joint treatment / Sergey Ermakov, Alexan Beletskii, Oleg, Eismont, Vladimir Nikolaev.

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Liquid crystals in biotribology [electronic resource] : synovial joint treatment / Sergey Ermakov, Alexan Beletskii, Oleg, Eismont, Vladimir Nikolaev.

9783319203492 (electronic book)
3319203495 (electronic book)
9783319203485

Cham ; New York : Springer International Publishing, [2016]

©2016

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

10.1007/978-3-319-20349-2 doi

RD686

621.89

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering.

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