Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing

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Wear Measuring Devices

for Biomaterials

Manoj Mittal

IKG Punjab Technical University Jalandhar

CONTENTS

1.1 Wear of Biomaterials: How It Is Different from Other Materials ....................1

1.2 Machines and Equipment for Biomaterials: Under Dry Conditions and

in Simulated Body Environment Joint Simulators ...........................................4

1.2.1 Six-Station Rolling Sliding Tribo-Tester ..............................................5

1.2.2 How-Medica Biaxial Line Contact Wear Machine ..............................6

1.2.3 Three-Axis Knee Wear Simulator........................................................ ...