Characterisation of wear particles from biomedical carbon/carbon composites with different preforms in hip joint simulator

• Published in: Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China Vol. 22; no. 10; pp. 2562 - 2568
• Main Authors: ZHANG, Lei-lei, LI, He-jun, ZHANG, Shou-yang, LU, Jin-hua, ZHANG, Yu-lei, ZHAO, Xue-ni, GU, Cai-ge, ZENG, Xie-rong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2012
• Subjects: bio-tribology; Carbon; Carbon fiber reinforced plastics; Carbon-carbon composites; hip joint; particle shape; Particulate composites; Preforms; Simulation; Surgical implants; Wear particles; bio-tribology; carbon/carbon composites; particle shape; hip joint

A hip joint simulator was employed to predict the clinical wear behaviour of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites with needled carbon cloth preform and carbon felt preform. Wear particles generated from the two kinds of C/C composites were isolated and characterised by the size distribution and morphology...