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Liquid Crystals in Biotribology

Synovial Joint Treatment

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  • © 2016

Overview

  • Summarizes investigations and tribological approaches on the low-friction mechanism of synovial joints
  • Discloses the role of cholesteric liquid crystals in high lubricating and chondroprotective action
  • Explains the development of intra- and extra-articular medicaments for treatment of synovial joints
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL)

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This book summarizes the theoretical and experimental studies confirming the concept of the liquid-crystalline nature of boundary lubrication in synovial joints. It is shown that cholesteric liquid crystals in the synovial liquid play a significant role in the mechanism of intra-articular friction reduction. The results of structural, rheological and tribological research of the creation of artificial synovial liquids containing cholesteric liquid crystals in natural synovial liquids are described. These liquid crystals reproduce the lubrication properties of natural synovia and provide a high chondroprotective efficiency. They were tested in osteoarthritis models and in clinical practice.

Authors and Affiliations

  • V. A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Inst., National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus

    Sergey Ermakov

  • Republican Scientific Center for Traumatology and Orthopedy, Minsk, Belarus

    Alexandr Beletskii, Oleg Eismont

  • Department of Traumatology and Orthopedy, Gomel State Medical University, Gomel, Belarus

    Vladimir Nikolaev

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