Biotribology Emerging Technologies and Applications Emerging Materials and Technologies Series

Biotribology includes tribological phenomena of natural and implant surface interactions under relative motion in the human body. Biotribology: Emerging Technologies and Applications disseminates ideas and research trends in biotribology and presents pioneering recent research advances impacting the field, focusing on the roles of mathematics, chemistry, physics, materials, and mechanical engineering.

• Discusses lubrication of joint replacements, computational modeling of biotribology and multibody biomechanical models
• Describes metal-organic frameworks, medical friction pairs, and electrochemical techniques to tribocorrosion tests
• Covers state of the art and future technological developments and applications, as well as challenges and opportunities

Biotribology is an important and growing field, and the topics covered in this book will be of great interest to the international tribology community, appealing to readers working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, mechanical engineering, and related areas.

Chapter 1 Recent Developments in Biotribology

T. V. V. L. N. Rao, Salmiah Kasolang, Guoxin Xie, Jitendra Kumar Katiyar and Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani

Chapter 2 Lubrication of Hip and Knee Joint Replacements: The Contribution of Experiments and Numerical Modeling

D. Nečas, M. Marian and Y. Sawae

Chapter 3 Computational Modeling of Biotribology on Artificial Knee Joints

Liming Shu, Xijin Hua and Naohiko Sugita

Chapter 4 Development of a Multibody Biomechanical Model of the Human Upper Limb

Alessandro Ruggiero and Alessandro Sicilia

Chapter 5 Metal-Organic Frameworks-Polymer Composites for Practical Applications: Compatibility, Processability, and Biotribology Studies

J. A. Sánchez-Fernández, Rodrigo Cué-Sampedro and Domingo Ricardo Flores-Hernandez

Chapter 6 The Use of C.P. Titanium in Medical Friction Pairs

S. Ye. Sheykin, I. M. Pohrelyuk and O. V. Tkachuk

Chapter 7 Electrochemical Techniques Applied to the Tribocorrosion Tests: Advantages and Limitations of Stationary and Non-Stationary Methods

J. A. C. Ponciano Gomes and C. D. R. Barros

Chapter 8 Future Outlooks in Biotribology

T. V. V. L. N. Rao, Salmiah Kasolang, Guoxin Xie, Jitendra Kumar Katiyar and Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani

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Dr. T V V L N Rao has been Research Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at SRM Institute of Science and Technology since December 2017. He received a PhD in Tribology of fluid film bearings from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2000, and M. Tech in Mechanical Manufacturing Technology from the National Institute of Technology Calicut in 1994. Prior to joining SRM, he served as faculty member at LNMIIT, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, and BITS Pilani at Pilani and Dubai campuses. Dr. Rao is a member of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Malaysian Tribology Society and Tribology Society of India. Dr. Rao has 20 years of teaching and research experience in Mechanical, Design and Manufacturing Engineering, with special research emphasis in bearings, lubrication and tribology. Dr. Rao has executed (co-executed) several internationally funded research grants. He has authored (co-authored) over 120 publications.

Prof. Dr. Salmiah Kasolang is currently the Rector of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Pulau Pinang Branch. Her research interest is in Tribology specifically in hydrodynamic lubrication. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992 and later pursued her Masters degree in Manufacturing System Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM. She did her PhD in the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Prof. Rob Dwyer-Joyce. She has an administrative experience for 9 years as the Deputy Dean (7 years from 2009 to 2015) and Dean (5 years from 2015 to 2020). She is actively leading a Tribology research group in UiTM with more than 100 indexed publications. Her engagement with MYTRIBOS has enabled her linked up with other tribologists in Malaysia. Currently, she is the President of Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS). She is also the President of Society of Mechanical Engineering Liveliness SOMEL, which promotes many aspects of engineering including but not limited to education,