Lubrication modelling of artificial joint replacements: current status and future challenges

Gao, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-3738-3573, Lu, X., Zhang, X., Meng, Q. and Jin, Z., 2022. Lubrication modelling of artificial joint replacements: current status and future challenges. Lubricants, 10 (10): 238. ISSN 2075-4442

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Abstract

This paper reviews the recent advancements in computational modelling of the lubrication of hip and knee joint replacements, especially those concerning Professor Duncan Dowson’s contribution. The review starts with the development of modelling the five key parameters that appeared in the pioneered Hamrock–Dowson formula. Then, the theory and approaches for the mixed lubrication in which the artificial hip and knee joint replacements operate are reviewed. We also discuss the current challenges in modelling the lubrication behaviour of joint replacements and how these challenges could be addressed in future studies. These challenges include the mixed lubrication theory, the numerical complexities due to complicated realistic geometry, material and rheology, and individual physiological diversities.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Lubricants
Creators:	Gao, L., Lu, X., Zhang, X., Meng, Q. and Jin, Z.
Publisher:	MDPI
Date:	27 September 2022
Volume:	10
Number:	10
ISSN:	2075-4442
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3390/lubricants10100238 DOI 1606551 Other
Rights:	© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	13 Jun 2024 14:27
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2024 14:27
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51562

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