Frictional properties of physically cross-linked PVA hydrogels as artificial cartilage

Physically cross-linked PVA gels (freeze-thawed PVA gel and cast-dried PVA gel) are used as biocompatible materials since special chemicals were not used in their preparation. Cast-dried PVA gels are therefore promising as candidate materials for artificial cartilage because of their excellent frict...

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Main Authors: S. Sasaki, T. Murakami, A. Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-03-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405451816000039