Open AccessEffect of Cartilage Porosity on Synovial Joint: Boosted Lubrication
Author(s) -
Kapil Shekhar,
Aman Tyagi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of research in advent technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9637
DOI - 10.32622/ijrat.742019226
Subject(s) - lubrication , porosity , synovial joint , joint (building) , cartilage , articular cartilage , materials science , biomedical engineering , medicine , anatomy , composite material , osteoarthritis , pathology , engineering , structural engineering , alternative medicine
An analytical solution of load bearing characteristics in a squeeze film model for normal human knee joint is obtained. The cartilage surfaces are taken to be porous and the viscosity variation of synovial fluid with hyaluronate concentration is also considered. It is found that the effect of permeability in the normal direction has a favorable effect on the load capacity as well as on the squeeze time.
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