Numerical surface characterization of wear debris from artificial joints using atomic force microscopy |
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Authors: | ChengQing Yuan ZhongMin Jin J L Tipper XinPing Yan |
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Institution: | 1 Reliability Engineering Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China;
2 Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Study on surface features of wear particles generated in wear process provides an insight into the progress of material failure of artificial joints. It is very important to quantify the surface features of wear particles in three dimensions. In this study, a new approach using atomic force microscopy was proposed to carry out 3D numerical surface characterization of wear debris generated from artificial joints. Atomic force microscopy combined with image processing techniques was used to acquire ap-propriate 3D images of wear debris. Computerized image analysis techniques were then used to quan-tify surface texture features of wear debris such as surface roughness parameters and surface texture index. The method developed from the present study was found to be feasible to quantity the surface characterization of nano- and micro-sized wear debris generated from artificial joints. |
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Keywords: | wear debris artificial joints atomic force microscopy numerical surface characterization |
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