TY - GEN
T1 - 3D characterization of surface state in a knee prosthesis
AU - Hilerio, I.
AU - Barrón, M. A.
AU - Vite, M.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - From the medical point of view it is important that the surface roughness in a knee prosthesis be small in order to reduce the wear friction due to the physical contact of the prosthesis with bone. Given the complex form of the knee prosthesis, formerly the finishing process was carried out through a manual technique. However, this technique has many drawbacks. In this work a mechanochemical method (MCM) for finishing is proposed in order to obtain a proper surface state of the prosthesis. The selected MCM consisted of a mild wear procedure which employs HLB-11 as tensoactive additive. Composition of the knee prosthesis pieces was as follows: 26.5% Cr, 4.5% Mo, and the balance was cobalt. In order to optimize the prosthesis manufacturing, the evolution of the surface state along the finishing process was studied and a 3D analysis of the surface topography was carried out. To do this, two types of topometers were utilized, one of them with a tactile sensor and another one with an optical sensor. Fourier transform was applied to data roughness in order to determine the skweness (Rsk) and kurtosis (Rku) roughness values.
AB - From the medical point of view it is important that the surface roughness in a knee prosthesis be small in order to reduce the wear friction due to the physical contact of the prosthesis with bone. Given the complex form of the knee prosthesis, formerly the finishing process was carried out through a manual technique. However, this technique has many drawbacks. In this work a mechanochemical method (MCM) for finishing is proposed in order to obtain a proper surface state of the prosthesis. The selected MCM consisted of a mild wear procedure which employs HLB-11 as tensoactive additive. Composition of the knee prosthesis pieces was as follows: 26.5% Cr, 4.5% Mo, and the balance was cobalt. In order to optimize the prosthesis manufacturing, the evolution of the surface state along the finishing process was studied and a 3D analysis of the surface topography was carried out. To do this, two types of topometers were utilized, one of them with a tactile sensor and another one with an optical sensor. Fourier transform was applied to data roughness in order to determine the skweness (Rsk) and kurtosis (Rku) roughness values.
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U2 - 10.1115/wtc2005-63850
DO - 10.1115/wtc2005-63850
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:33144482346
SN - 0791842029
SN - 9780791842027
T3 - Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress III - 2005
SP - 679
EP - 680
BT - Proceedings of the World Tribology Congress III - 2005
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - 2005 World Tribology Congress III
Y2 - 12 September 2005 through 16 September 2005
ER -