Article: Use of new polymer may lead to longer-lasting artificial joints.

Article: Need for artificial joints will explode in coming ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  March 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... increasingly obese, the number of artificial joints that will be needed to replace damaged ... in Chicago. The huge increase in artificial joints is the result of two converging trends ... experts say. "A generation ago, when artificial joints were not available, individuals ...

Article: New knees, hips are hot items: As Americans age, demand for ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  March 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... increasingly obese--the number of artificial joints that will be needed to replace damaged ... in Chicago. The huge increase in artificial joints is the result of two converging trends ... experts say. "A generation ago, when artificial joints were not available, individuals ...

Article: Assessment of Amorphous Carbon Coating for Artificial ...
Tribology & Lubrication Technology;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... replaced joints. Currently, these artificial joints only last 10-15 years before failing ... surfaces can lower debris generation in artificial joints. In the present study we evaluated ... approach to enhance the durability of artificial joints is the engineering of the bearing ...

Article: Assessment of Amorphous Carbon Coating for Artificial ...
Tribology Transactions;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... replaced joints. Currently, these artificial joints only last 10-15 years before failing ... surfaces can lower debris generation in artificial joints. In the present study we evaluated ... approach to enhance the durability of artificial joints is the engineering of the hearing ...

Article: New artificial joints study findings reported from ...
Blood Weekly;  March 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... produced by articulating surfaces in artificial joints is likely to result in a lower incidence ... University of Durham (see also Artificial Joints). The researchers concluded ... Keywords: United Kingdom, Durham, Artificial Joints, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering ...

Article: UC-Berkeley researchers hope to craft more durable ...
University Wire;  June 16, 2005 ;     560 words ... ... U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- Artificial joints, just like natural ones, can get ... that will lengthen the life span of artificial joints. "It's a mechanical engineering ... irreparably diseased or damaged. Artificial joints consist of a hard metal "ball ...

Article: BIOTECHNOLOGY: Nanotubes Could Strengthen Artificial ...
Nanoparticle News;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... could prove ideal for creating better artificial joints and other body implants. In addition ... conventional titanium used to make artificial joints. "We have demonstrated the same ... wide. Conventional titanium used in artificial joints has surface features on the scale ...