FIG. 1 Proposed mechanisms of joint lubrication (Redrawn after Walker and others, 1968) (Lancet, 1969; Dowson, Wright, and Longfield, 1969) and a further possibility, 'weeping' lubrication, has been proposed (McCutchen, 1959, 1962). More recently, the role ofelectrostatic forces at articulating surfaces has been investigated (Roberts, 1971). In each of these hypothetical mechanisms the thesis h...

mixed-addenda vanadium substituted polyoxometalate supported on anatase tio2 crushed nano leaf was synthesized by an unusual reaction with titanium tetraisopropoxide at 100 ºc via sol–gel method under oil-bath condition. the materials characterized by xrd, tem,  ir and uv–vis  techniques.  in  the  present  work,  efficient  oxidative  of  thiols  with  polyoxometalate-tio2/hydrogen  peroxide  ...

It is proposed to use elastomeric composites as artificial joint bearing surfaces to increase their fluid film lubrication and therefore reduce the number of failures which have been attributed to wear mechanisms related to frictional forces. The fluid generated between the surfaces supports part of the load and prevents direct contact of the bearing surfaces. In order to obtain optimum elastoh...

Recent studies have shown the existence of two types of discontinuous lipid structures in the synovial fluid lubricant film: (i) the lipid multilayers which form the synovial fluidcartilage interface [Purbach, Clin.Orthop.Relat.Res.2002], and (ii) lipid vesicles present within lubricant films [Watanabe, Med.Electron.Microsc.2000]. The size of these lipid vesicles, compared to the thickness of t...

The paper briefly reviews Duncan Dowson's ground-breaking contribution to the theory of elastohydrodynamic lubrication in relation understanding gear tooth contacts. His early work with Higginson on numerical modelling finally explained how gears can operate successfully, and avoid wear, due generation a stiff, protective oil film. resulting minimum film thickness equation stands as reliable re...

Given that diCferences exist between software products and software processes software products are executed by machines; software processes are executed by combinations of people and machines), this duality cannot be pushed too hard or applied unthinkingly. But, as seen in a number of papers in the series of International Conferences on the Soft\vare Process, this duality has provided useful i...