Influence of synovia constituents on tribological behaviors of articular cartilage

Teruo MURAKAMI; Seido YARIMITSU; Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA; Yoshinori SAWAE; Nobuo SAKAI

doi:10.1007/s40544-013-0010-6

Friction 2013, 1(2): 150-162 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0010-6

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Influence of synovia constituents on tribological behaviors of articular cartilage

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Teruo MURAKAMI^¹(

), Seido YARIMITSU^¹, Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA^², Yoshinori SAWAE^², Nobuo SAKAI^³

¹ Research Center for Advanced Biomechanics, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

³ Department of Applied Science for Integrated System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1, Sensuicho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, 804-8550, Japan

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lubrication, biotribology, articular cartilage, synovial fluid, synovial joint

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MURAKAMI T, YARIMITSU S, NAKASHIMA K, et al. Influence of synovia constituents on tribological behaviors of articular cartilage. Friction, 2013, 1(2): 150-162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0010-6

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The extremely low friction and minimal wear in natural synovial joints appear to be established by effective lubrication mechanisms based on appropriate combination of articular cartilage and synovial fluid. The complex structure of cartilage composed of collagen and proteoglycan with high water content contributes to high load-carrying capacity as biphasic materials and the various constituents of synovial fluid play important roles in various lubrication mechanisms. However, the detailed differences in functions of the intact and damaged cartilage tissues, and the interaction or synergistic action of synovia constituents with articular cartilage have not yet been clarified. In this study, to examine the roles of synovia constituents and the importance of cartilage surface conditions, the changes in friction were observed in the reciprocating tests of intact and damaged articular cartilage specimens against glass plate lubricated with lubricants containing phospholipid, protein and/or hyaluronic acid as main constituents in synovial fluid. The effectiveness of lubricant constituents and the influence of cartilage surface conditions on friction are discussed. In addition, the protectiveness by synovia constituents for intact articular cartilage surfaces is evaluated.

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Influence of synovia constituents on tribological behaviors of articular cartilage

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Teruo MURAKAMI^¹(

), Seido YARIMITSU^¹, Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA^², Yoshinori SAWAE^², Nobuo SAKAI^³

¹ Research Center for Advanced Biomechanics, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

³ Department of Applied Science for Integrated System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1, Sensuicho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, 804-8550, Japan

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Keywords: lubrication, biotribology, articular cartilage, synovial fluid, synovial joint

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Received: 31 December 2012

Revised: 18 February 2013

Accepted: 16 March 2013

Published: 13 June 2013

Issue date: June 2013

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Financial support was given by the Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23000011).

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