Liquid Crystals in Biotribology: Synovial Joint Treatment

by Vladimir Nikolaev, Sergey Ermakov, Alexandr Beletskii, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319373714
• ISBN13: 9783319373713
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"