A comparative study of titanium nitrides
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A.P. Serro; C. Completo; R. ColaΓ§o; F. dos Santos; C. Lobato da Silva; J.M.S. Ca
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A strategy used to reduce wear of the ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) component of orthopedic joint implants has been to coat the metallic part with a hard ceramic layer. The advantage of this procedure is to reduce both wear and ion release of the metal while keeping a high mechan