Liquid Crystals in Biotribology

Introduction.- Biomechanics of Joint Synovia.- Brief Review of Liquid Crystals.- Modern Concepts of Friction and Lubrication of Solids.- Modern Concepts of Friction, Wear and Lubrication of Joints.- Effect of Liquid Crystals on Biological Mechanisms of Reducing Joint Friction.- Liquid Crystals as Effective Preparations for Treatment of Joint and Similar Pathologies.- Conclusions.

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• Tribologia (fricção e lubrificação)
• Biofísica
• Ciência dos materiais
• Tecnologia dos revestimentos superficiais
• Engenharia biomédica
• Física da Matéria Condensada (física do estado sólido e estado líquido)

Biological mechanisms of reducing joint friction;Biomechanics of joint synovia;Boundary lubrication in synovial joints;Cholesteric liquid crystals;Friction and lubrication of solids;Friction, wear, and lubrication of joints;Intra-articular friction;Lubrication properties of synovia;Reducing joint friction;Treatment of joint pathologies