Development and design of a test device for cartilage wear studies

Articular cartilage is a material with the appearance of simplicity and uniformity, but the chemical and biological structure of this material is very complex and not yet known in every detail. Our knowledge of cartilage wear behavior is limited and needs to be enlarged. Knowledge in this area could...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burkhardt, Bettina M.
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45471
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11072008-063443/