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During their service life, modular interfaces experience tribological, and corrosion phenomena that lead to deterioration, which in turn can cause a revision procedure to remove the failed prosthesis. To achieve… Click to show full abstract
During their service life, modular interfaces experience tribological, and corrosion phenomena that lead to deterioration, which in turn can cause a revision procedure to remove the failed prosthesis. To achieve a clearer understanding of the surface performance of those biomedical alloys and the role of the surface properties in the mechanical and chemical performance, samples were taken from retrieval implants made of Ti6Al4V and Co28Cr6Mo alloys. Polarization resistance and pin-on-disk tests were performed on these samples. Physical properties such as contact angle, roughness, microhardness, and Young’s modulus were determined. A correlation between surface energy and evolution of the tribological contact was observed for both biomedical alloys. In tribocorrosion tests, titanium particles seem to remain in the surface, unlike what is observed in CoCr alloys. These metallic or oxidized particles could cause necrosis or adverse tissue reactions.
Journal Title: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Year Published: 2021
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